Simulation methods for transport logistics

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe existing simulation methods for the solutions of transport logistics problems and illustrate their application by the real example. In this paper, the transport logistics and system dynamics approaches were used in order to model the processes of the Finnish company. Based on the simulation results and existing statistical data about the work performance the conclusion about the reliability of these models was done. Also, the differential evolution approach was applied for the optimization of these models.