A simulation model of cooperative consolidation of smallbatch freight on railway transport
https://doi.org/10.46973/0201-727X_2026_1_51
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.
About the Authors
S. A. Tikhnenko
Ural State University of Railway Transport (USURT)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tikhnenko Sergey Aleksandrovich, Chair “World Economy and Logistics”, Postgraduate Student
K. V. Nekrasov
Ural State University of Railway Transport (USURT)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nekrasov Konstantin Viktorovich, Chair “World Economy and Logistics”, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor
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Tikhnenko S.A., Nekrasov K.V. A simulation model of cooperative consolidation of smallbatch freight on railway transport. Vestnik Rostovskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta Putej Soobshcheniya. 2026;(1):51-58. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.46973/0201-727X_2026_1_51
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