Students training: integrated models for simulating a container terminal

The research work proposed in this paper focalizes on students education and training to Modeling & Simulation principles by considering the model implementation of a real system, in particular a container terminal. Each group of students (five different groups) has developed the simulation model of a specific container terminal operative section, choosing input parameters and performance measures. The five simulation models have been combined to form a single simulation model capable of recreating the complex and stochastic environment of a container terminal. At last an application example has been developed for transmitting to students the sharp concepts as well as techniques to be applied to analyze complex systems.