Many terminals’ studies reported that a freight car spends an average of 62% per cent of its time in either terminal yards or intermediate yards, which is does not producing any revenue. The car spends only 14 per cent of its time in line haul operations and, of this, only 6.6 per cent in revenue producing service; from the theoretical background that you have, analyze the activities that consume most of the freight car time and assess the added value of these activities.

Many terminals’ studies reported that a freight car spends an average of 62% per cent of its time in either terminal yards or intermediate yards, which is does not producing any revenue. The car spends only 14 per cent of its time in line haul operations and, of this, only 6.6 per cent in revenue producing service; from the theoretical background that you have, analyze the activities that consume most of the freight car time and assess the added value of these activities.

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter12: Queueing Models

Section12.5: Analytic Steady-state Queueing Models

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