A Research on the Simulation and Optimization of Warehousing Operation Processes in the Railway Yard

Abstract

Abstract: To inspect and analyze the warehousing operation system in the railway yard, and implement the resource allocation optimization, a modelling method of combining CIMFlow workflow conceptual model and Flexsim system simulation model is proposed. Meanwhile, the resource allocation optimization calculating method for the warehousing operation system in the railway yard is given to help the system optimization. The experimental results indicate that this model and method can provide an accurate reflection to the real operation of the system, and also can insure the utilization rate of the system resources reaching the optimal level of 70% at the lowest total cost, and thus improving the operation efficiency of the warehousing operation system in the railway yard.

Key words: warehousing operation processes, workflow modeling, Flexsim system simulation, optimization

Zeng Ming，Cheng Wen-ming，Zeng Gang . A Research on the Simulation and Optimization of Warehousing Operation Processes in the Railway Yard[J]. Industrial Engineering Journal , 2014, 17(3): 121-127.

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