In the logistic infrastructure of Germany, freight villages perform important tasks as logistics hubs in the supply of goods. In a freight village different modes of transport (e.g. road, rail) and actors are brought together and are integrated with each other. The resulting complexity of the system freight village is raised by increasing flow rates and variety of goods. A case of damage can lead to regional, national and even international production losses and shortages for industry, trade and population. The underlying security scenario of the project Prepared-NET assumes a disturbance of a freight village by terrorist attacks as well as general damages by unforeseen incidents. The goal of Prepared-NET is to explore an emergency concept to maintain the flow of goods through critical infrastructure. In case of a serious disturbance, an emergency operation plan should act immediately. For these situations a software-based simulation model is developed, based on a so-called multi-agent system. The software not only simulates the incident, but also provides a quick, automated decision support for the freight village actors.
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