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Q2 Z2,(Q2) Z2(Q2) - Institute for Water Resources - U.S. Army

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models and selecting those which best fitted, the many tests made of<br />

them." (p. 127)..<br />

Once the service or work requirements of particular shipments<br />

are known and knowing, the marginal cost associated with each type of<br />

service, the marginal cost of any particular point-to-point movement<br />

can be calculated. The various factors and procedures have been <strong>for</strong>-<br />

malized so that they can easily be applied An particular circumstances.<br />

Quite apparently, such a cost finding technique is superior to the one<br />

employed by the ICC. It avoids arbitrary allocations and recognizes<br />

the complexity of the rail transportation process.<br />

Barge Transport Literature<br />

The work of Charles W. Howe and Arthur P. Hurter represents the<br />

• entire body of literature concerned with production and cost relation-<br />

ships <strong>for</strong> barge transportation.<br />

Howe 6 has developed a production function <strong>for</strong> the point - to-point<br />

movement of a barge tow based upon engineering relationships taken from<br />

naval design theory. His approach is to solve a system of equations<br />

<strong>for</strong> the equilibrium speed of a tow. The model, in 'functional notation,<br />

is: . '<br />

(1) R= f (L, B, H, S, D, W)<br />

- '(2) EP = g (HP, S, D)<br />

(3) EP = R<br />

where: R = resistance of flotilla in tow-rope horsepower 1<br />

D = depth of waterway in feet<br />

H =s draft of barge in ,feet<br />

EP = effective push of towboat<br />

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