A System Dynamics Approach for Airport Terminal Performance Evaluation

Ioanna E. Manataki, Konstantinos G. Zografos

2006

Abstract

Performance modelling of highly complex large-scale systems constitutes a challenging task. The airport terminal is a highly dynamic and stochastic system with a large number of entities and activities involved. In this context, developing models/tools for assessing and monitoring airport terminal performance with respect to various measures of effectiveness is critical for effective decision-making in the field of airport operations planning, design and management. The objective of this paper is to present the conceptual frame-work for the development of a generic, yet flexible tool for the analysis and evaluation of airport terminal performance. For the development of the tool, a hierarchical model structure is adopted, which enables a module-based modelling approach, and System Dynamics is used as the theoretical basis.

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E. Manataki I. and G. Zografos K. (2006). A System Dynamics Approach for Airport Terminal Performance Evaluation . In Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2006) ISBN 978-972-8865-49-8, pages 206-209. DOI: 10.5220/0002479202060209


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@conference{msvveis06,
author={Ioanna E. Manataki and Konstantinos G. Zografos},
title={A System Dynamics Approach for Airport Terminal Performance Evaluation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2006)},
year={2006},
pages={206-209},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002479202060209},
isbn={978-972-8865-49-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2006)
TI - A System Dynamics Approach for Airport Terminal Performance Evaluation
SN - 978-972-8865-49-8
AU - E. Manataki I.
AU - G. Zografos K.
PY - 2006
SP - 206
EP - 209
DO - 10.5220/0002479202060209