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Choosing Distribution for material handling

kart_ik — Thu, 30 May 2019 03:17:40 GMT

[ FlexSim 19.0.2 ]

Which distribution is most suitable for material handling by forklift loading and unloading times and why?

Re: Choosing Distribution for material handling

joerg_vogel_HsH — Thu, 30 May 2019 06:35:08 GMT

There isn’t a statistical distribution because the loading / unloading depends on the abilities of the driver, the location, ground, temperature, and much more.

ground: concrete floor or sand,
location: aisle with, height of a rack cell, the guess if the item is placed well,
driver: experience, health and age of the driver, psychologically pressure,...
...

You need real data of the situation. Then you can use the data to estimate a statistical distribution or use it as an empirical distribution.

Re: Choosing Distribution for material handling

zac_h_adsk — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 20:20:55 GMT

@Nadavalur Sarath Kumar

Did Jorg answer your quesion?