A Sensitivity Analysis of Scheduling Changes on Flight Training Resource Utilization Using Discrete Event Simulation

<p>This study presented a scheduling model of the Flight Training Department at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach Campus built using ARENA 12.0. The purpose of the study was to determine if the Flight Training Department system was sensitive to changes in the resources available to students in Flight Training Device (FTD) course modules. Historical data from the Flight Training Department was used to build the model. As no significant difference was found between the actual real world system and the model for the number of active students and for the time it took students to complete the program, the model was determined to be valid for this study. On average, students who had more resources available to them during FTD modules completed the training program 1 day earlier than those in the current system. As well, Cessna 172 and PA44 Aircraft average daily utilization increased while Cessna 172 S and PA44 FTD average daily utilization decreased. These results are discussed and conclusions are given at the end of this paper.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Human Factors & Systems

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Factors and Systems

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Findlay, Melissa A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dahai Liu
• Maranda McBride
• Kenneth Byrnes

• scheduling
• flight training
• discrete event simulation
• Aviation
• Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/59

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:db-theses-1078