Title :
Simulation modelling for a bus maintenance facility
Author :
Ramadass, Manivannan ; Rosenberger, Jay ; Gonterman, Stephanie ; Subramanian, Rajesh N. ; Huff, Brian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Manuf. Syst., Texas Univ., Arlington, TX, USA
Abstract :
The Greyhound Lines Dallas maintenance facility was congested during peak operating periods. A stochastic model of this facility was developed to determine the resource requirements needed to provide adequate service during periods of peak demand. The structure of the simulation model is described. A representative sensitivity analysis is presented to discuss how this model was used to support facility sizing decisions. Based on our simulation experiments, we concluded that the existing site, with appropriate modifications, could accommodate peak traffic with some room for growth.
Keywords :
maintenance engineering; mechanical engineering computing; modelling; road vehicles; sensitivity analysis; simulation; Greyhound Lines Dallas maintenance facility; bus maintenance facility; facility sizing decisions; peak operating period; peak traffic accomodation; sensitivity analysis; simulation modelling; stochastic model; Decision making; Discrete event simulation; Inspection; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing systems; Paints; Predictive models; Software maintenance; Tires;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the 2004 Winter
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8786-4
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2004.1371453
