Shipping Service Optimization in Pars Petrochemical Port-Assalouyeh with Using Queuing Theory and Simulation

Nowadays, integrity of supply chain processes (suppliers, producers, terminals and etc.) is one of the most important ways of improving supply chain processes. Meanwhile petrochemical industry due to production and combination of different materials need a very complex logistics processes. Therefore creating a balance between different production and service units in the process of production, storage and distribution is of high importance. Ports with various capacities and various vessel berthing and un-berthing patterns increase the complexity of petrochemical supply chain and logistics process and subsequently will affect severely the balance of terminals and vessel. In this article, ships long standing time, queuing length, ship and terminal costs have been studied in Pars Petrochemical Terminal which is located in Pars Special Economic Energy Zone. For studying current system and designing new improved system, with regards to logistics container management process compliancy, a simulation program and queuing theory are used for this propose. At the end by designing and implementing of model in ARENA software, the results of implemented simulation by study of alternatives have been analyzed. Finally, current optimization leads to increase efficiency in Pars Petrochemical Port and petrochemical industries supply chain cost in Assalouyeh.