Design and Analysis of a Two-Stage Security Screening and Inspection System

Security inspections are becoming a commonplace activity in locations ranging from airports to museums and shopping malls. These inspections can result in significant operational costs to a facility and to entry delays for the individuals being inspected. The authors focus specifically on passenger inspections at United States airports, and consider a two-stage inspection system in which they are able to control the service rate of the first inspector. The relationship between the inspection service rate and accuracy is assumed described by a known speed and accuracy operating characteristic curve. Using a queuing model the authors derive the optimal design for the passenger security inspection operation at a given arrival rate, and also evaluate the utility of any investments in inspection rate improvement. The primary performance metric for the security inspection system is the average waiting time of the arriving entities or passengers. The optimal result specifies the number of inspectors at each stage, the service rate of the first inspector, and the total system cost. Numerical results with an example system are presented.

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  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VGP-4MV1GT7-1/2/eceac0a3df7e919ca7eac51248b186b4
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Olapiriyakul, Sun
  • Das, Sanchoy
• Publication Date: 2007-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 67-74
• Serial:
  • Journal of Air Transport Management
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0969-6997
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696997

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accuracy; Airports; Analysis; Costs; Design; Passenger handling; Passenger screening; Quality of service; Queuing theory; Security; Waiting time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport security
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Finance; Passenger Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01046906
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 2007 1:48PM