This paper addresses the issues related to the decision processes of manufacturing system simulation. The manufacturing system is perceived in terms of intelligent entities capabl...
In 1999, Kellogg Company needed to rationalize its area manufacturing capacity. A significant portion of the production was moved between Kellogg manufacturing plants. Simulation ...
Simulation models are useful to predict and understand the impact of changes to a manufacturing system. Typical factory simulation models include the parts being manufactured in t...
Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Brian F. Conaghan, Laurent He...
Abstract. Companies in today’s automotive industry are under immense competitive pressure to reduce the length of their product development cycle from initial concept to begin of...
In this paper we analyze and evaluate the effects of some pre-defined process parameters on the performance of a manufacturing system. These parameters include two different plant...