Comparing an Approximate Queuing Approach with Simulation for the Solution of a Cross-Docking Problem

Table 3

Results of the simulated model application.

Number of positions	Average queue length; (vehicles)	Average waiting time (h)	Average system time (h)	Total average usage time of docks (h)	Average dock occupancy rate (%)
10	37.4	3.18	3.99	15.63	85.7
11	33.6	2.65	3.41	14.47	84.1
12	30.4	2.25	3.01	13.60	82.1
13	26.9	1.87	2.61	12.78	80.6
14	24.1	1.59	2.32	12.17	78.7
15	20.6	1.35	2.09	11.57	77.2
16	18.2	1.10	1.86	11.10	75.4
17	16.0	0.93	1.63	10.63	74.1
18	14.1	0.80	1.52	10.32	72.1
19	11.5	0.63	1.39	10.01	70.4
20	10.2	0.55	1.25	9.68	69.2
21	8.30	0.43	1.16	9.24	69.0
22	6.80	0.35	1.06	9.24	65.9
23	4.90	0.25	1.00	9.10	64.0
24	3.40	0.21	0.94	8.95	62.4
25	2.98	0.14	0.87	8.77	61.1
26	2.23	0.11	0.83	8.77	58.7
27	1.55	0.08	0.81	8.75	56.7
28	0.90	0.05	0.78	8.73	54.8
29	0.30	0.03	0.76	8.73	52.9