Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process
Construction process complexities lead to many difficulties imposed on construction planners and designers who are facing with different issues such as developing new methods or solving problems during a construction process. In order to solve these problems in construction industry, simulation can...
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| author | Wong, Kuan Yew Nikakhtar, Amin Zarei, Mohammad Hossein Memari, Ashkan |
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| description | Construction process complexities lead to many difficulties imposed on construction planners and designers who are facing with different issues such as developing new methods or solving problems during a construction process. In order to solve these problems in construction industry, simulation can be an acceptable solution. In this regard, graphical methods have become a useful tool for process simulation. To do construction process simulation with a suitable graphical display, many simulation software are developed such as PROMODEL, SDESA, and etc. This paper aims at comparing two simulation tools (software), ARENA 13 and WITNESS 2004 Manufacturing Edition, for making a construction process simulation model. It shows that both software produce almost the same results and outputs for a given construction process. Also, the paper shows different kinds of features and reports provided by ARENA 13 and WITNESS 2004 Manufacturing Edition. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-456812017-07-30T02:43:36Z http://eprints.utm.my/45681/ Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process Wong, Kuan Yew Nikakhtar, Amin Zarei, Mohammad Hossein Memari, Ashkan TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Construction process complexities lead to many difficulties imposed on construction planners and designers who are facing with different issues such as developing new methods or solving problems during a construction process. In order to solve these problems in construction industry, simulation can be an acceptable solution. In this regard, graphical methods have become a useful tool for process simulation. To do construction process simulation with a suitable graphical display, many simulation software are developed such as PROMODEL, SDESA, and etc. This paper aims at comparing two simulation tools (software), ARENA 13 and WITNESS 2004 Manufacturing Edition, for making a construction process simulation model. It shows that both software produce almost the same results and outputs for a given construction process. Also, the paper shows different kinds of features and reports provided by ARENA 13 and WITNESS 2004 Manufacturing Edition. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Wong, Kuan Yew and Nikakhtar, Amin and Zarei, Mohammad Hossein and Memari, Ashkan (2011) Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process. In: 3rd International Conference On Computational Intelligence, Modelling And Simulation (CIMSIM 2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CIMSim.2011.42 |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Wong, Kuan Yew Nikakhtar, Amin Zarei, Mohammad Hossein Memari, Ashkan Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process |
| title | Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process |
| title_full | Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process |
| title_short | Comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process |
| title_sort | comparison of two simulation software for modelling a construction process |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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