G. Charlton et E. Szczerbicki, Simulation for performance enhancement of systems: case study of an open-cut coal mine operation, INT J SYST, 30(4), 1999, pp. 417-426
Managing an open-cut coal mine operation is a complex resource allocation p
roblem. The complexity of such a real life system makes the application of
analytical tools as problem solvers impossible. In this paper, a simulation
technique is proposed as an analysis tool that proves to be an adequate, E
ffective and economically efficient problem solver in the case of resource
allocation and utilization for coal removal in an open-cut mine. The implem
entation described in the paper was developed using the SLAMSYSTEM modellin
g environment. It provides an easily adaptable management style program tha
t may be applied in the performance enhancement process in any open-cut con
figuration.