Stochastic Assessment of the Material Haulage Efficiency in the Earthmoving Industry

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 143, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Ozdemir, Burak ^a   Kumral, Mustafa ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fleet efficiency; Markov chains; Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation; Match factor; Ordinary Monte Carlo simulation; Quantitative methods

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LOADERS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATERIALS HANDLING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TRUCKS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EQUIPMENT CAPACITIES; MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MATCH FACTOR; PRODUCTION PLANNING; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; STOCHASTIC ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 85018176332     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001336     Document Type: Article

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