Research Question

In what way, Amazon Seattle would be able to improve drone delivery th

Assumption 1
Assumption 2
Assumption 3
Assumption 4
Assumption 5

Parameters

Decision Variable

Output Variable

Scenario 1

Total Inventory
Inventory The percentage of Amazon products below 5 pounds
The number of Amazon products below 5 pounds

Number of drones
Distance (miles)
Speed (mph)
Time of Drone Delivery in hour - One way
Time of Drone Delivery in minutes - One way
Time of Drone Delivery in minutes - Round Trip
Number of delivery rounds based on number of drones
The total minutes of drone deliveries
Flow Time
The minutes required for drone loading per unit
Total minutes required for drone loading

The minutes required for drone scheduling per unit

Total minutes required for drone scheduling
 Total Flow Time in minutes
Total Flow Time in Hours
Throughput rate Invenory / Flow Time

Throughput rate 1 65,454.55

Throughput rate 2 87,272.73
Throughout rate 3 109,090.91
prove drone delivery throughput rate efficiency involving packages under 5 pounds and within 10 miles distance ?

The peak of the delivery in Amazon Seatle is 1,000,0000 parcels per day
The percentage of Amazon products below 5 pounds is 86%
The maximum drone delivery distance is 15 miles within Seattle
The speed of drone will be 75 mph
The number of drones is starting from 30,000

Inventory
Flow Time

Number of drones
operating per day

Throughput rate per

day

Scenario 2

1,000,000.00
0.86 Inventory
860,000.00

30,000.00
15.00
75.00
0.20
12.00
24.00
28.67
688.00
Flow Time
2.00
57.33

1.50
43.00
 788.33
13.14
65,454.55 Throughput rate
volving packages under 5 pounds and within 10 miles distance ?

e delivery in Amazon Seatle is 1,000,0000 parcels per day

centage of Amazon products below 5 pounds is 86%
mum drone delivery distance is 15 miles within Seattle
The speed of drone will be 75 mph
The number of drones is starting from 30,000

Scenario 2

Total Inventory 1,000,000.00

The percentage of Amazon products below 5 pounds 0.86
The number of Amazon products below 5 pounds 860,000.00

Number of drones 40,000.00

Distance (miles) 15.00
Speed (mph) 75.00
Time of Drone Delivery in hour - One way 0.20
Time of Drone Delivery in minutes - One way 12.00
Time of Drone Delivery in minutes - Round Trip 24.00
Number of delivery rounds based on number of drones 21.50
The total minutes of drone deliveries 516.00

The minutes required for drone loading per unit 2.00

Total minutes required for drone loading 43.00

The minutes required for drone scheduling per unit 1.50

Total minutes required for drone scheduling 32.25
Total Flow Time in minutes 591.25
Total Flow Time in Hours 9.85
Invenory / Flow Time 87,272.73
 Scenario 3

Total Inventory
Inventory The percentage of Amazon products below 5 pounds
The number of Amazon products below 5 pounds

Number of drones
Distance (miles)
Speed (mph)
Time of Drone Delivery in hour - One way
Time of Drone Delivery in minutes - One way
Time of Drone Delivery in minutes - Round Trip
Number of delivery rounds based on number of drones
The total minutes of drone deliveries
Flow Time
The minutes required for drone loading per unit
Total minutes required for drone loading

The minutes required for drone scheduling per unit

Total minutes required for drone scheduling
 Total Flow Time in minutes
Total Flow Time in Hours
Throughput rate Invenory / Flow Time
1,000,000.00
0.86
860,000.00

50,000.00
15.00
75.00
0.20
12.00
24.00
17.20
412.80

2.00
34.40

1.50
25.80
 473.00
7.88
109,090.91