USING AUCTION MECHANISMS FOR COORDINATING CONTAINER FLOWS IN INTERMODAL FREIGHT TRANSPORT NETWORKS

摘要

The concept of a multi-agent simulation tool, depicting the nodes and links in an intermodal freight transport network is presented. The tool is intended to analyze network robustness and behavior, given a framework of several risk scenarios. For this purpose, auction mechanisms to coordinate load unit flows in case of rerouting demand are deployed. The risk scenarios include the consequences of operational failures, infrastructure or equipment breakdown, as well as the impact of natural hazards. The paper is organized as follows: The first section gives a short introduction to the topic. The second section provides insight to related work. In the following two sections the concept of the simulation model and proposed implementation is presented. Finally, an outline of the planned model application is given.