Title: Improvement for alignment process of automotive assembly plant using simulation and design of experiments

Authors: Khaled Altayib, Ahad Ali

Addresses: A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, 21000 W Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075, USA. ' A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, 21000 W Ten Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075, USA

Abstract: This paper develops and discusses a discrete event simulation model for alignment process of automotive assembly plant. It also includes optimisation, design of experiments and meta-modelling studies. This simulation assists to understand the current process performance and capacity, key processes or procedures impacting throughput and production efficiency. The model modified to reflect changes aimed at optimising the process performance and layout, to increase efficiency, improve throughput and reduce cost.

Keywords: discrete event simulation; design of experiments; DOE; automotive assembly; throughput; production efficiency; efficiency improvement; automobile assembly; metamodelling; process performance; layout optimisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEDPO.2011.040264

International Journal of Experimental Design and Process Optimisation, 2011 Vol.2 No.2, pp.145 - 160

Published online: 11 Oct 2014 *

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