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Parking System Analysis Using Discrete Event Simulation

Alghwiri, Alaa Ali
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405364577

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2014, Master of Science, University of Akron, Mechanical Engineering.
In a university setting, parking service plays a critical role in complementing education. It is important to provide and manage university parking services that balance the resources of the university, market conditions, and the safety of all members of the campus community, and the convenience of the users. The complexity of the parking facility distribution, the dynamic nature of the traffic flows, and the randomness of the parking access times is indicative of both the challenge of this work as well as the urgency with which it is needed. Previous literature in parking system analytics has mainly focused on using proper parking capacity to user ratios to allocate parking resources. However, this approach doesn’t offer much operational details in dealing and managing regional parking congestion issues, which are the major concerns in both the design and continuous improvement process of the parking system. This research, therefore, proposes to use a scientific based, data-driven approach to systematically model, validate, and simulate alternative parking strategies for optimal system redesign. Specifically, discrete event simulation model is used to capture the parking systems dynamics in granular details to enable deeper understanding and subsequent continuous improvement of the parking systems.
Shengyong Wang, Dr. (Advisor)
Jared Coleman, Mr. (Committee Member)
Sergio Felicelli, Dr. (Committee Member)
125 p.
Mechanical Engineering
Using discrete event simulation model to model the University of Akron parking system in order to keep improving the traffic between the university parking lots and decks

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  • Alghwiri, A. A. (2014). Parking System Analysis Using Discrete Event Simulation [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405364577

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alghwiri, Alaa. Parking System Analysis Using Discrete Event Simulation . 2014. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405364577.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alghwiri, Alaa. "Parking System Analysis Using Discrete Event Simulation ." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1405364577

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