Norbridge | Transportation | Case Study | Simulating Barge Shifting and Fleeting Operations Case Study - Simulating Barge Shifting and Fleeting Operations A large inland barge company, built through a series of mergers and acquisitions, was considering options for rationalizing the number of shore facilities (a.k.a. "fleets") it operated. While in some cases there was an obvious opportunity for fleet closure due to proximity to another fleet, most options were not so clear cut, and the seasonal peaks in the industry still demanded a large amount of fleeting capacity at certain times of the year. Could we close a fleet and still handle the peak volume? Would it result in incremental "shifting" costs -- the cost of delivering barges from a fleet to a customer for loading or unloading? If we

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