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Optimizing Haul Fleet Size Using Queueing Theory
A method, usable by a construction engineer, which will optimize the size of haul fleet in a one-loader operation is presented. The primary innovation is the development of a Poisson ratio that can be computed easily using only a slide rule or a desk calculator. It is presented not as an end result, but as a partial means of bringing more scientific decision-making tools to the construction industry. The method involves a technique, hypothesized by Shaffer of Illinois, of determining the optimum number of trucks that will cause minimum lost time due to the loader standing idle while waiting for a truck. The writer takes the model developed by the above and derives from the complicated distribution obtained, a simple Poisson ratio that could be used by any construction engineer. An explanation of the use of this formula and an example are also presented.
Optimizing Haul Fleet Size Using Queueing Theory
A method, usable by a construction engineer, which will optimize the size of haul fleet in a one-loader operation is presented. The primary innovation is the development of a Poisson ratio that can be computed easily using only a slide rule or a desk calculator. It is presented not as an end result, but as a partial means of bringing more scientific decision-making tools to the construction industry. The method involves a technique, hypothesized by Shaffer of Illinois, of determining the optimum number of trucks that will cause minimum lost time due to the loader standing idle while waiting for a truck. The writer takes the model developed by the above and derives from the complicated distribution obtained, a simple Poisson ratio that could be used by any construction engineer. An explanation of the use of this formula and an example are also presented.
Optimizing Haul Fleet Size Using Queueing Theory
Griffis, Fletcher H. (author)
Journal of the Construction Division ; 94 ; 75-88
2021-01-01
141968-01-01 pages
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