Title: A simulation-based study to evaluate and improve university parking space

Authors: Rabih Monzer Firaoui; Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan; Shahriar Tanvir Alam; Jehad Basem Abu Shamleh; Bilal Marzouki; Ibrahim Emad Elabed

Addresses: Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates ' Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Regina, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada ' Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh ' Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates ' Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates ' Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management Department, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Abstract: Parking is a key part of any transportation program. University is facing the problem of not being able to fulfil the demand of the parking lots to meet the students' needs. Based on the statistics, in a certain university, the number of engineering students is variable over the past five years and mostly is in increasing, while the number of parking spaces at engineering college men's parking has been stable over these five years. In this study, the current situation in the engineering college men's parking conditions of that university has been analysed and evaluated using simulation. This study has implemented a discrete event simulation model and data collection techniques to help in rational decision-making to figure out what might be the best solution for the parking lots. Verification and validation for the acquired model have also been conducted.

Keywords: simulation; university parking evaluation; university parking improvement.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2024.143066

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2024 Vol.49 No.3, pp.265 - 288

Received: 08 Jul 2022
Accepted: 16 Aug 2022
Published online: 03 Dec 2024 *

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