Article ID: | iaor19901142 |
Country: | Belgium |
Volume: | 29 |
Issue: | 4 |
Start Page Number: | 39 |
End Page Number: | 61 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1989 |
Journal: | Belgian Journal of Operations Research, Statistics and Computer Science |
Authors: | Van Breedam Alex |
Keywords: | queues: theory |
This paper reports on a simulation project, which was undertaken at a brewery in the neighbourhood of Antwerp. The aim of the project was to design a simulation model of the queueing system for loading and unloading trucks for transportation of beverages. The management currently uses the model to support long term as well as short term decisions.