DESIGN OF SEMI-AUTOMATED MAIL PROCESSING FACILITIES

Autor:	Steven D. Wert, Anura H. deSilva, Thomas A. Feo, Jonathan F. Bard
Rok vydání:	1993
Předmět:	Service (systems architecture) Database Linear programming Workstation Operations research Computer science Scale (chemistry) Directory computer.software_genre Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Field (computer science) law.invention law Host (network) computer Integer (computer science)
Zdroj:	IIE Transactions. 25:88-101
ISSN:	1545-8830 0740-817X
DOI:	10.1080/07408179308964307
Popis:	This paper presents a two-level approach to designing and analyzing semi-automated mail processing facilities. The strategic issues related to equipment selection and capacity expansion are examined at the upper level with the help of a large scale mixed integer linear program. The general formulation is characteristic of a multistage, multicommodity network, and contains over 7500 variables and 6500 constraints. Solutions provide input to a SLAM-based simulation model that is used to investigate operational issues related to resource scheduling, service standards, and growth in mail volume. The Northern Virginia Area facility serves as the baseline for the study. Results are presented for a proposed system embodying a host of new concepts and equipment. The first is an upgraded multi-line optical character reader (MLOCR) which is capable of scanning the entire address field, looking up a corresponding 11-digit ZIP code in a national directory, and bar-coding the envelope accordingly. The second is a remo...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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