A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation
Simulation offers a powerful way to investigate the boundaries of what can be achieved by a manufacturing system, demonstrating the impact of schedules and policy decisions such as the placement of buffers and the size of safety stocks. Unfortunately, the construction of factory models at the necess...
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| author | Farr, Richard Tannock, James Almgren, Torgny |
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| description | Simulation offers a powerful way to investigate the boundaries of what can be achieved by a manufacturing system, demonstrating the impact of schedules and policy decisions such as the placement of buffers and the size of safety stocks. Unfortunately, the construction of factory models at the necessary level of detail is a time-consuming process, requiring specialist skills.
This paper describes a novel approach to the representation of logistic control in the simulation of a business unit at Volvo Aero in Trollhättan, Sweden. Several innovative features were built into the model, making it possible for users who were not simulation experts to explore a broad range of scenarios. The resulting model architecture, as described in this paper, takes simulation out of the computer lab and places it in the hands of managers, as an enabler of the responsive enterprise. |
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| spelling | nottingham-33592020-05-04T20:34:32Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3359/ A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation Farr, Richard Tannock, James Almgren, Torgny Simulation offers a powerful way to investigate the boundaries of what can be achieved by a manufacturing system, demonstrating the impact of schedules and policy decisions such as the placement of buffers and the size of safety stocks. Unfortunately, the construction of factory models at the necessary level of detail is a time-consuming process, requiring specialist skills. This paper describes a novel approach to the representation of logistic control in the simulation of a business unit at Volvo Aero in Trollhättan, Sweden. Several innovative features were built into the model, making it possible for users who were not simulation experts to explore a broad range of scenarios. The resulting model architecture, as described in this paper, takes simulation out of the computer lab and places it in the hands of managers, as an enabler of the responsive enterprise. Inderscience Publishers Article PeerReviewed Farr, Richard, Tannock, James and Almgren, Torgny A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation. International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 5 (3). pp. 313-326. ISSN 1748-5037 aerospace industry; kanban; logistic control; parametric simulation; competitiveness; productivity; waste reduction; workpieces; production resources; factory models; tied-up capital; on-time deliveries; just-in-time; JIT manufacturing; Sweden; Volvo Aero Corporation; industrial engineering; systems engineering; responsive manufacturing. http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=31963 doi:10.1504/IJISE.2010.031963 doi:10.1504/IJISE.2010.031963 |
| spellingShingle | aerospace industry; kanban; logistic control; parametric simulation; competitiveness; productivity; waste reduction; workpieces; production resources; factory models; tied-up capital; on-time deliveries; just-in-time; JIT manufacturing; Sweden; Volvo Aero Corporation; industrial engineering; systems engineering; responsive manufacturing. Farr, Richard Tannock, James Almgren, Torgny A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation |
| title | A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation |
| title_full | A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation |
| title_fullStr | A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation |
| title_short | A parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation |
| title_sort | parametric approach to logistic control within manufacturing simulation |
| topic | aerospace industry; kanban; logistic control; parametric simulation; competitiveness; productivity; waste reduction; workpieces; production resources; factory models; tied-up capital; on-time deliveries; just-in-time; JIT manufacturing; Sweden; Volvo Aero Corporation; industrial engineering; systems engineering; responsive manufacturing. |
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