Table A1.

Variables and their classifications in the system dynamics model

No.VariablesAbbrev.Variable type
1Material costMaCStock
2Material usage change rateMUCHRFlow
3Unit price of materialUPMAuxiliary variable
4Increased percentage unit price of materialIUPMAuxiliary variable
5Material quality checkMQCHAuxiliary variable
6Material error quantityMEQAuxiliary variable
7Material overdue quantityMODQAuxiliary variable
8Material usage quantityMUQAuxiliary variable
9Material supply quantityMSQAuxiliary variable
10Material demand quantityMDQAuxiliary variable
11Manufacturing labour costMLCStock
12Manufacturing labour cost change rateMLCCHRFlow
13Unit price of labour per monthUPLPMAuxiliary variable
14Manufacturing labour hours per monthMLHPMAuxiliary variable
15Manufacturing labour quantityMLQAuxiliary variable
16Manufacturing labour availabilityMLAAuxiliary variable
17Manufacturing labour actual hours per monthMLAHPMAuxiliary variable
18Manufacturing equipment costMECStock
19Manufacturing equipment cost change rateMECCHRFlow
20Equipment repair cost per monthERCPMAuxiliary variable
21Equipment repair timeERCAuxiliary variable
22Equipment repair quantityERQAuxiliary variable
23Factory costFCStock
24Element cost change rateECCHRFlow
25Unit price of elementUPEAuxiliary variable
26Element quantity demandEQDAuxiliary variable
27Element quantity supplyEQSAuxiliary variable
28Element failureEFAuxiliary variable
29Material waste increaseMWIAuxiliary variable
30Manufacturing regular costMRCAuxiliary variable
31Element damageEDAuxiliary variable
32Design costDCStock
33Design cost change rateDCCHRFlow
34Unit design costUDCAuxiliary variable
35Project volumePVAuxiliary variable
36Design required changeDRCHAuxiliary variable
37Design errorDEAuxiliary variable
38Design durationDDAuxiliary variable
39Designer’s experience levelDELAuxiliary variable
40Require standard degreeRSDAuxiliary variable
41Transportation costTCStock
42Transportation cost change rateTCCHRFlow
43Unit price of transport for each KMUPTEKMAuxiliary variable
44Transport timeTTAuxiliary variable
45Each crane timeECTAuxiliary variable
46Road limitationRLAuxiliary variable
47PilotPilotAuxiliary variable
48Pilot costPCAuxiliary variable
49Speed of pilotSPAuxiliary variable
50Crane numberCNAuxiliary variable
51Transporting labour availability impactTLAAuxiliary variable
52Speed of craneSCAuxiliary variable
53Crane maximum toneCMTAuxiliary variable
54Element toneETAuxiliary variable
55Road trafficRTAuxiliary variable
56Transporting crane availability impactTCAAuxiliary variable
57Weather impactWIAuxiliary variable
58Installation costICStock
59Installation cost change rateICCHRFlow
60Lifter hoursLHAuxiliary variable
61Lifter quantityLQAuxiliary variable
62Lifter availabilityLAAuxiliary variable
63Lifter failureLFAuxiliary variable
64Unit price of lifter per hourUPLPHAuxiliary variable
65Extra labour quantity needed due to delayELQNAuxiliary variable
66Labour availabilityLAAAuxiliary variable
67Assembly labour quantityALQAuxiliary variable
68Assembly labour hourALHAuxiliary variable
69Unit price of assembly labour per HourUPALPHAuxiliary variable
70DELAYDAuxiliary variable
71Unit price of lifter due to delayUPLDAuxiliary variable
72Construction costCCAuxiliary variable
73Manufacturing costMCAuxiliary variable
74EXPECTED COSTExCAuxiliary variable

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