Title: Simulation of manufacturing systems

Authors: Enio E. Velazco

Addresses: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Department of Management, Worcester, MA 01609-2280, USA; now at NYPRO Inc., 101 Union Street, Clinton, MA 01510-2005, USA

Abstract: Computer simulation has been applied to manufacturing for about 35 years, and often found to be of immense value. Unfortunately most of these applications have been done by specialists, remote from, and not well understood by, industrial/manufacturing engineers and operations management professionals. This paper discusses the use of simulation to study the behaviour of manufacturing systems to determine the effect of operational parameters to optimise system performance. It also provides a recommended methodology for carrying out simulation studies and illustrates its use via a manufacturing process example.

Keywords: stochastic modelling; manufacturing simulation; manufacturing processes; manufacturing system performance.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.1994.030292

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 1994 Vol.4 No.1/2, pp.80 - 92

Published online: 14 Dec 2009 *

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