Simulation of Cargo Unloading Problem: A Case study on estimating the optimal number of trucks and cranes

Ahmet Zengin; Waseem Hamdoon

doi:10.35377/saucis...1173791

Research Article

Simulation of Cargo Unloading Problem: A Case study on estimating the optimal number of trucks and cranes

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 404 - 414, 31.12.2022

Ahmet Zengin Waseem Hamdoon

https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis...1173791

Abstract

For studying operational and organizational systems, modeling and simulation tools are becoming increasingly relevant. It is possible to build a lot of systems and study their behavior, which saves a lot of effort, time, and cost, where it cannot or difficult to study its behavior in the real world. There are many frameworks to implement modeling and simulation using a computer. in this paper DEVS-Suite for discrete events is used to implement a simulation of cargo unloading problem which represents a study on estimating the optimal number of trucks and cranes required in process of unloading goods and according to some determinants. The duration of the simulation is one month which is equivalent to 43,200 minutes. Based on the performance measures that were adopted in this study, the optimal number of trucks and cranes is 5 out of three assumptions of 3, 5, and 10, where the work will be in a permanent state of work and high productivity.

Keywords

Modeling and Simulation, Model, System, DEVS-Suite, Cargo Problem

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Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 3, 404 - 414, 31.12.2022

Ahmet Zengin Waseem Hamdoon

https://doi.org/10.35377/saucis...1173791

Abstract

References

[1] Jerry Banks; John Carson; Barry Nelson; David Nicol (2010). Discrete-event system simulation – fifth edition. Pearson
[2] Juan, Ángel. (2010). Computer Modeling & Simulation. Ed. FUOC. ISBN: 978-84-692-9597-7
[3] Menner, William (2015). Introduction to Modeling and Simulation.
[4] Temizer, Selim. (2007). The State of the Art and the Future of Modeling and Simulation Systems. Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri Dergisi. 3.
[5] Benedettini, O., & Tjahjono, B. (2009). Towards an improved tool to facilitate simulation modelling of complex manufacturing systems. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 43, 191-199.
[6] Zengin, Ahmet & Sarjoughian, Hessam. (2010). DEVS-Suite simulator: A tool teaching network protocols. Proceedings - Winter Simulation Conference. 2947-2957. 10.1109/WSC.2010.5678989.
[7] Pandy, M. G. (2001). Computer modeling and simulation of human movement. Annual review of biomedical engineering, 3(1), 245-273.
[8] Gray, J., Rumpe, B. Models in simulation. Softw Syst Model 15, 605–607 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10270-016-0544-y.
[9] Kim, S. (2008). Simulator for Service-based Software Systems: Design and Implementation with DEVS-Suite (Doctoral dissertation, Arizona State University).
[10] Sarjoughian, H. S., & Gholami, S. (2015). Action-level real-time DEVS modeling and simulation. Simulation, 91(10), 869-887.
[11] Sarjoughian, Hessam. (2005). Introduction to DEVS Modeling & Simulation with JAVA Developing Component-based Simulation Models.
[12] Sarjoughian, H. S., Zhang, C., & Scherer, G. (2020). DEVS-Suite Simulator Guide: TestFrame and Database.
[13] Ramadhan, F., Imran, A., Rizana, A. F., & Okdinawati, L. (2020). Agent-based modelling and simulation for ship unloading processes: determining the number of trucks and container cranes. International Journal for Simulation and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization, 11, 13.
[14] Stojaković, M., & Twrdy, E. (2021). Determining the optimal number of yard trucks in smaller container terminals. European Transport Research Review, 13(1), 1-12.
[15] Elrajubi, Osama. (2010). Study Case of a Simulation for the Transportation System Problem. (in Arabic). Libya, Misrata.

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Details

Primary Language	English
Subjects	Computer Software, Software Testing, Verification and Validation
Journal Section	Articles
Authors	Ahmet Zengin 0000-0003-0384-4148 Waseem Hamdoon 0000-0002-3923-7430
Publication Date	December 31, 2022
Submission Date	September 11, 2022
Acceptance Date	November 22, 2022
Published in Issue	Year 2022Volume: 5 Issue: 3

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IEEE	A. Zengin and W. Hamdoon, “Simulation of Cargo Unloading Problem: A Case study on estimating the optimal number of trucks and cranes”, SAUCIS, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 404–414, 2022, doi: 10.35377/saucis...1173791.