Operations: Batch Size & Flow Time

Interactive companion for Lesson 2: The Airport Scenario.

Process Flow Map

1. Deplaning
Rate: 10 pax/minute
2. Bus Loading
Waits for Batch Size
3. Bus Transit
Time: 10 minutes
4. Immigration
Rate: 5 pax/minute Bottleneck

Simulation Controls

300 passengers need to process through immigration. Use the slider to change how many passengers fill a bus before it leaves.

Total Buses: 1
10 (Frequent Trips) 300 (Wait for Everyone)
Deplaning
Transit (0 buses)
Immigration
300
Passengers Waiting
0
Processed
Total Flow Time 0 minutes
Bottleneck Idle 0 minutes

Observation: Watch the Bottleneck Idle Time. When Batch Size is large (300), the immigration officer sits idle for a long time waiting for the bus. Smaller batches reduce this idle time, lowering the total Flow Time.