DocumentCode :
2959762
Title :
Computer simulation in a large mailing company: In search for a robust configuration
Author :
Vieira, Guilherme E. ; Lemos, Reynaldo
fYear :
2009
fDate :
22-24 July 2009
Firstpage :
741
Lastpage :
746
Abstract :
The paper shows how to use computer simulation to find out the most robust configuration for the design and operation of a large mailing company. Different levels of automation, machine schedules, and numbers of trucks were simulated in order to create a more robust express mail sorting process for the company. Eight different SC scenarios were evaluated in relation to the SC robustness. The study showed that the most robust SC scenario for this company can be reached when the it starts the express mail sorting process one hour earlier than usual, when it uses an extra truck to move the mails from the origin city to the city, and when it improves the overall automation level of the sorting department.
Keywords :
digital simulation; postal services; computer simulation; express mail sorting process; large mailing company; sorting department; Automation; Cities and towns; Computer simulation; Electrical capacitance tomography; Medical services; Packaging; Postal services; Robustness; Sorting; Supply chains;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Service Operations, Logistics and Informatics, 2009. SOLI '09. IEEE/INFORMS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3540-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3541-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SOLI.2009.5204031
Filename :
5204031
Link To Document :
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