Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Under the conditions of growing small-batch freight flows and the shortage of terminal infrastructure, traditional hub models of combined rail transportation lose their economic efficiency. This paper proposes a simulation model of cooperative consolidation (freight pooling) developed by the authors which is based on direct interaction among geographically proximate shippers without intermediaries. The model accounts for the stochastic nature of cargo volumes and the number of cooperators, employs an empirical Weibull distribution, and applies the Monte Carlo method to estimate the probability of economic feasibility of pooling. The results enable determination of the threshold values of the minimum volume of the anchor shipper and the tariff for cooperators, providing a 95% probability of operational profitability.
Authors: S. A. Tikhnenko, K. V. Nekrasov
Institution: Ural State University of Railway Transport
Language: English
Subfield: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7201873007