A chipping terminal was modelled using simulation technique. A discrete‐event‐based manufacturing simulator was applied in the modelling and analysis. Chipping and trucking were modelled in order to compare different loading and transport technologies. The following factors were examined: chipping into truck, chipping onto ground and loading using a wheeled loader, long‐distance transport by truck with draw‐bar trailer, by truck with a semitrailer, and by a truck with interchangeable platforms. Furthermore, the number of trucks used was varied. It was found that a system consisting of a chipper, a wheeled loader and one or two trucks and an additional draw‐bar trailer resulted in the most competitive costs. A manufacturing simulator was appropriate in modelling chipping and transportation of chips. In particular, the impact of machine interactions was quantified in monetary terms. This played a significant role in the systems modelled.
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Antti Asikainen (1998) studied this question.