Abstract

A simulation model for the operation of barges and dredging platforms using AnyLogic was developed, allowing for optimization of equipment selection and cost calculation. The model is a discrete event model set up using AnyLogic’s Enterprise Library. With a Monte-Carlo approach applying the model, risks in cost and time planning can be quantified. Linking a generic version of the AnyLogic model with Excel and GoogleEarth, models for arbitrary water construction sites can be created and used by cost estimators without simulation modelling know-how.