SIMULATION OF DIFFERENT ASSIGMENT RULES IN A PARKING

Abstract

Yield Management consists of matching supply and demand by promoting changes on prices and stock management, so the profits are maximized. Since it enhances theimportance of the service industry’s companies, this technique turns out to be very important. It aims to sell the correct unit on stock to the correct customer at the appropriate time. The problem to solve is similar to a capacity distribution problem without stock, mainly because the units on stock are perishable. In this paper different reservation systems are simulated in a parking. This simulation is a novelty in literature dealing with parking management. A methodology to determine whether a request is accepted or rejected when a driver arrives must be defined and given to the sales manager. Analysis of incomes, occupancy and efficiency rates have been calculated to check which assignment rule presented better results.