Improving check-in processing at Brisbane airport

It is concerned that current designs in airport terminals need to be adaptable in terms of time and cost increasing their capacity to be able to meet demand. The terminal functionality is limited for some issues in the system’s performance as queues or delays, affecting the quality perceived by the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ros Prat, Inés
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/108995
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/108995
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Airports -- Management
Industrial productivity
Aeroports -- Direcció i administració
Productivitat industrial
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
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Sumario:It is concerned that current designs in airport terminals need to be adaptable in terms of time and cost increasing their capacity to be able to meet demand. The terminal functionality is limited for some issues in the system’s performance as queues or delays, affecting the quality perceived by the passengers about the provided service. According to current research, the check-in area is considered the bottleneck in the facilities of the terminal. Consequently, the system needs to be reconfigured to improve its operation. Passengers can chose the traditional manual check-in at the counter or self-service automatic kiosk and bag drop. In this project, real-time information system will be provided using passenger throughput information to create flow path simulation for the domestic terminal in the Brisbane Airport. By building the simulation model, the system’s structure will be explored and the behaviour tested under a variety of conditions to play and compare scenarios to optimize the procedure. Ultimately, renovations will be made to the facility with the aim to minimize average dwell time and improve overall customer satisfaction. The ability to react quickly to the increasing passenger fluctuations with rapid and inexpensive changes in the check-in configuration would be the major contribution of the thesis. The strategy presented as a solution for a real world problem supports the adaptation of check-in facilities to the different dynamic environments in other airports.