Reducing waiting time at security checkpoints
The authors were asked to improve the time it took a queue of cars to go through a security gate every morning and afternoon. Each individual passing through the gate was required to show a security badge to a guard. The goal was to improve processing time and to eliminate a safety problem at the gate without increasing the required resources. This problem required quick resolution. The project was initiated using queuing theory. After collecting data, the authors determined that a simulation model would be more appropriate. The study demonstrated that a significant improvement could be seen when the same number of guards worked two parallel traffic lines leading to the single gate, in place of the security guards working in a serial process from a single line of traffic. 7 tabs., 4 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 6328462
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SA-0062; ON: DE89008705
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Capacity Utilization Study for Aviation Security Cargo Inspection Queuing System
Operational benefits of electronic toll collection: Case study
Related Subjects
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
ENTRY CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
TRAFFIC CONTROL
QUEUES
NATIONAL SECURITY
SAFETY
SECURITY
SECURITY PERSONNEL
STATISTICAL MODELS
VEHICLES
CONTROL
CONTROL SYSTEMS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PERSONNEL
SIMULATION
055002* - Nuclear Fuels- Safeguards
Inspection
& Accountability- Nontechnical Aspects
990230 - Mathematics & Mathematical Models- (1987-1989)
990220 - Computers
Computerized Models
& Computer Programs- (1987-1989)