Discrete-event Simulation Guides Pipeline Logistics

A discrete-event simulation technique, combined with optimization tools, permits easy management of real-world pipeline operations with low computational effort. Modeling to develop the technique used a non-traditional multi-server queuing system with a number of synchronized servers at every pipe-e...

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Autores: Cafaro, Vanina, Cafaro, Diego Carlos, Mendez, Carlos Alberto, Cerda, Jaime
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/12937
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/12937
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Multiproduct Pipeline
Short-Term Scheduling
Discrete-Event Simulation
Priority Rules
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:A discrete-event simulation technique, combined with optimization tools, permits easy management of real-world pipeline operations with low computational effort. Modeling to develop the technique used a non-traditional multi-server queuing system with a number of synchronized servers at every pipe-end and priority rules to decide which server should dispatch the entity waiting for service to the associated depot. Each priority rule can lead to a different delivery schedule, evaluated using several criteria. Part 1 of this series discusses a novel discrete event simulation system developed on “Arena” for the detailed scheduling of a multiproduct pipeline consisting of a sequence of pipes connecting a single input station to several receiving terminals. Part 2 will conclude this discussion and apply its findings to management of a real-world multiproduct pipeline.