Analysis of Airplane Boarding Times
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Bachmat, Eitan; Berend, Daniel; Sapir, Luba; Skiena, Steven; Stolyarov, Natan
署名单位：
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; State University of New York (SUNY) System; Stony Brook University
刊物名称：
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
ISSN/ISSBN：
0030-364X
DOI：
10.1287/opre.1080.0630
发表日期：
2009
页码：
499-513
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摘要：
We model and analyze the process of passengers boarding an airplane. We show how the model yields closed-form estimates for the expected boarding time in many cases of interest. Comparison of our computations with previous work, based on discrete-event simulations, shows a high degree of agreement. Analysis of the model reveals a clear link between the efficiency of various airline boarding policies and a congestion parameter that is related to interior airplane design parameters, such as distance between rows. In particular, as congestion increases, random boarding becomes more attractive among row-based policies.