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WSC
1998
13 years 6 months ago
Discrete Time Simulation of an Equipment Rental Business
In this work we report the results of a discrete time simulation model that we developed for an equipment rental business to study the impact of business decisions. The whole tool...
R. Alan Bowman, Ira J. Haimowitz, Robert M. Matthe...
WSC
2004
13 years 6 months ago
Using Autonomous Modular Material Handling Equipment for Manufacturing Flexibility
This paper describes a modular autonomous material handling equipment solution for flexible automation. Discrete Event Simulation is in this case used as a tool for shortening tim...
Björn Johansson, Edward J. Williams, Tord Ale...
WSC
2001
13 years 6 months ago
Discrete simulation development for a proposed shipyard steel processing facility
This paper describes the efforts required to convert conceptual designs and undefined processes for a proposed advanced steel processing shipyard facility into a discrete event si...
Daniel L. Williams, Daniel A. Finke, Deborah J. Me...
WSC
1998
13 years 6 months ago
Avoiding the Blues for Airline Travelers
The fast growth in airline passenger traffic combined with the slow growth in airport capacity worldwide is putting a severe strain on the capability of airlines to adapt their pr...
Jane L. Snowdon, Soad El-Taji, Mario Montevecchi, ...
WSC
2007
13 years 7 months ago
Sensitivity analysis on causal events of WIP bubbles by a log-driven simulator
Fluctuations of work-in-progress (WIP) levels cause variability of cycle time and often lead to productivity losses in semiconductor wafer fabrication plants. To identify sources ...
Ryo Hirade, Rudy Raymond, Hiroyuki Okano