Which distribution is most suitable for material handling by forklift loading and unloading times and why?
Choosing Distribution for material handling
FlexSim 19.0.2
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.
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