Abstract
The Use of Simulation in the Evaluation of Alternative Designs and the Forecasting of Revenue for High Investment Transport Service Facilities
Modern methods of transport necessitate the use of highly complex service facilities, e. g. airport terminals, seaports, multi-storey car parks, etc. Invariably such complexes require substantial investment and as such should be well planned so that there will be a maximum return on capital employed. In order to design this type of facility a technique is required which can:
-
(a)
Determine the feasibility of the site and the building design.
-
(b)
Identify design faults and quantify the new effect of design changes.
-
(c)
Forecast the revenue in the long term obtainable from a specific design in a specific environment.
The technique of simulation has been developed in order to perform such a task. Examples are given of each of these applications and a consideration is given of the future uses of simulation in the field of iterative design.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1972 Physica-Verlag, Rudolf Liebing KG, Würzburg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Sutton, M. (1972). The Use of Simulation in the Evaluation of Alternative Designs and the Forecasting of Revenue for High Investment Transport Service Facilities. In: Henke, M., Jaeger, A., Wartmann, R., Zimmermann, HJ. (eds) DGU. Proceedings in Operations Research, vol 1971. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99745-7_39
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99745-7_39
Publisher Name: Physica-Verlag HD
Print ISBN: 978-3-7908-0119-4
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-99745-7
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive