Special presentation
| Speakers: | Olesya Peshko, Kimia Ghobadi, Imre Pólik, Oleksandr Romanko |
| Advanced Optimization Laboratory | |
| McMaster University |
Title: Simulating the border crossing of commercial transport vehicles
The team won the 2007 CORS/VISUAL8 Student Simulation Competition with this project.
Abstract:
Recent studies on border crossings have shown that the current infrastructure is incapable of servicing the workload without significant delays. These delays lead to increases in shipping costs and as a net result have a negative impact on the bottom line of businesses on both sides of the border. It is estimated that the cost of transit time and uncertainty of delays at the border is over $5 billion per year. In addition, the environmental impact caused by emissions from the vehicles at the border is significant. Using historical data on truck arrivals, processing times, staffing patterns, etc., we developed a simulation model of the border, identified the problems and their sources, and proposed a solution to the border congestion problem providing the largest improvement for the least cost.
The team won the 2007 CORS/VISUAL8 Student Simulation Competition with this project. The competition was sponsored by the VISUAL8 Corporation, a market leader in industrial simulation solutions. They provided the problems and the simulation software (SIMUL8), and also took part in the evaluation of submissions.
