Computer-Based Decision Support for Railroad Transportation Systems: an Investment Case Study

Abstract

In the last decade the development of the economical and social life increased the complexity of transportation systems. In this context, the role of Decision Support Systems (DSS) became more and more important. The paper presents the characteristics, necessity, and usage of DSS in transportation and describes a practical application in the railroad field. To compute the optimal transportation capacity and flow on a certain railroad, specialized decision-support software which is available on the market was used.

Keywords

• decision support systems
• decision tree
• logistics
• optimization
• railroad transportation