VISUAL INTERACTIVE MODELING AND SIMULATION AS A DECISION-SUPPORT IN RAILWAY TRANSPORT LOGISTIC OPERATIONS

This paper presents an experience in visual interactive modeling and s imulation of the railway transportation flows for NATO strategic deplo yment in Bosnia from Hungary through Croatia. Development of the visua l interactive model using the ServiceModel software is described, and simulation abilities of the model are presented. Simulation can be don e in the planning and interactive mode, and it can include breakdown i n the railway operation. On the basis of this modeling and simulation experience, the advantages and disadvantages of using the visual inter active modeling and simulation of transport networks are discussed.