Simulation models for evaluation of airport baggage-handling systems

Computer simulation models were used to evaluate alternative designs of hypothetical baggage-handling systems for large-capacity aircraft under different baggage-per-passenger conditions. The program was written in GPSS III. Performance indices and criteria used in evaluating relative merits of various system-design alternatives include (1) average delay for individual passengers, (2) standard deviation of delay for individual passengers, (3) maximum delay for individual passengers, and (4) total delay for all passengers, in passenger-hours. Recommendations are made for refinements of the models and for further research.