Application of Discrete Event Simulation Technique for Prioritization of U.S. Air Force Military Family Housing Projects.

Abstract

This thesis, through the use of discrete event simulation and modeling, explores various prioritization disciplines for U.S. Air Force Military Family Housing maintenance, repair, and renovation projects. Actual data from the Military Family Housing Real Property Maintenance Model database are used to build the simulation model. The model is rnn using various queueing disciplines which represent the various project prioritization disciplines available to the installation Civil Engineer. The current, or standard, prioritization discipline is repesented by a simple first in-first out queue. Alternative disciplines queue the projects according to estimated project cost and estimated project completion time. Comparisons between the standard model and the various alternatives are conducted using paired-t tests on two primary and one secondary performance characteristic. The results of this study show that when projects are ranked according to low value first with respect to estimated project cost, significant improvements are realized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA319900

Entities

People

  • Harry J. Krukenberg

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Families (Human)
  • Housing Projects
  • Information Science
  • Language
  • Military Families
  • Probability
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Housing Policy Studies in Military Families with Privatization and Telomerase Allowance Units, Multi-Family Housing, and Telomere Lengths.