Analysis of a Proposed Material Handling System Using a Computer Simulation Model.

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Abstract:

A new mechanized material handling system MMHS will be installed in the supply warehouse at Newark Air Force Station, Ohio, in Fiscal Year 1982. The purpose of this research was to analyze the proposed systems behavior under simulated operating conditions prior to system installation. A Q-GERT simulation model was developed to study the various server and queue configurations associated with the MMHS. The analysis revealed that under simulated normal operating conditions the proposed system will perform as designed, and that a 25 percent surge in operating conditions will have significant effects on the system. Problem areas discovered in the proposed MMHS were identified to assist the managers of the system in implementation and future planning. Author

Author(s):
Harp, Darwin D.
Author Organization(s):
AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Pagination:
0095

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
AFIT-LSSR-32-81
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_4.3.1_Depot Maintenance; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation
Modernization Areas:
AI and Machine Learning
Communities of Interest:
Weapons Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*PRODUCTION CONTROL, *MATERIALS HANDLING, COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, QUEUEING THEORY, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, THESES, SUPPLY DEPOTS, SCHEDULING, REPAIR SHOPS, WAREHOUSES, MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT, MECHANIZATION, INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering and Control of Production Systems
Keyword(s):
Q GERT programming language
Report Date:
1981 Jun 01