Issues in the Design of a Simulation Model of a Production Network
Author: Steven Lawrence Strasnick
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 146
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Author: Steven Lawrence Strasnick
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 146
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Vassilis S. Kouikoglou
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2001-07-31
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780306465925
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is concerned with a most important area of industrial production, that of analysis and optimization of production lines and networks using discrete-event models and simulation. The book introduces a novel approach that combines analytic models and discrete-event simulation. Unlike conventional piece-by-piece simulation, this method observes a reduced number of events between which the evolution of the system is tracked analytically. Using this hybrid approach, several models are developed for the analysis of production lines and networks. The hybrid approach combines speed and accuracy for exceptional analysis of most practical situations. A number of optimization problems, involving buffer design, workforce planning, and production control, are solved through the use of hybrid models.
Author: Vassilis S. Kouikoglou
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-11-11
Total Pages: 201
ISBN-13: 1475754388
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIndustrial production is one of the most basic human activities indispensable to the economic activity. Due to its complexity, production is not very well understood and modeled as opposed to traditional fields of inquiry such as physics. This book aims at enhancing rigorous understanding of a particular area of production, that of analysis and optimization of production lines and networks using discrete event models and simulation. To our knowledge, this is the first book treating this subject from the point of view mentioned above. We have arrived at the realization that discrete event models and simulation provide perhaps the best tools to model production lines and networks for a number of reasons. Analysis is precise but demands enormous computational resources, usually unavailable in practical situations. Brute force simulation is also precise but slow when quick decisions are to be made. Approximate analytical models are fast but often unreliable as far as accuracy is concerned. The approach of the book, on the other hand, combines speed and accuracy to an exceptional degree in most practical applications.
Author: George Liberopoulos
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2005-12-12
Total Pages: 363
ISBN-13: 3540290575
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManufacturing systems rarely perform exactly as expected and predicted. Unexpected events, such as order changes, equipment failures and product defects, affect the performance of the system and complicate decision-making. This volume is devoted to the development of analytical methods aiming at responding to variability in a way that limits its corrupting effects on system performance. The book includes fifteen novel chapters that mostly focus on the development and analysis of performance evaluation models of manufacturing systems using decomposition-based methods, Markovian and queuing analysis, simulation, and inventory control approaches. They are organized into four distinct sections to reflect their shared viewpoints: factory design, unreliable production lines, queuing network models, production planning and assembly.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1998-05-08
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0309174198
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor every weapons system being developed, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must make a critical decision: Should the system go forward to full-scale production? The answer to that question may involve not only tens of billions of dollars but also the nation's security and military capabilities. In the milestone process used by DOD to answer the basic acquisition question, one component near the end of the process is operational testing, to determine if a system meets the requirements for effectiveness and suitability in realistic battlefield settings. Problems discovered at this stage can cause significant production delays and can necessitate costly system redesign. This book examines the milestone process, as well as the DOD's entire approach to testing and evaluating defense systems. It brings to the topic of defense acquisition the application of scientific statistical principles and practices.
Author: Charu Chandra
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2011-06-28
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 1441990151
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMass Customization: A Supply Chain Approach is a text on the emerging topic of mass customization in manufacturing. The contributed chapters in this book provide a unified treatment to the topic by offering coverage in four main categories - concepts and current state of research; problem solving frameworks, models, and methodologies; supportive techniques and technologies for enabling mass customization; and future research agenda. The book blends theory and practice and includes prototypical applications to illustrate this complex, yet emerging field of inquiry.
Author: Tullio Tolio
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 363
ISBN-13: 3031540344
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Nguyen Trong Tri Duc
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Published: 2023
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this paper, an integrated approach is addressed to tackle the production network design and inventory positioning problem in a single-sourcing, multi-product, and multi-period context. The objective of our model is to simultaneously determine the optimal network structure, safety stock amounts, and their respective locations, considering normal demand conditions. The main goal is to minimize the overall production network cost. The proposed model merges the traditional network design formulation with that for inventory positioning using the concept of guaranteed service. The developed model is implemented and tested on a case study of office furniture manufacturing, where the bill of materials is considered. The effectiveness of the proposed model is demonstrated by comparing it to a sequential approach where the network structure and safety stock decisions are made sequentially. The results reveal that the integrated approach surpasses the sequential approach, with cost savings ranging from 1.7% to 3.7%. In addition, a higher optimal cycle service level is obtained by the integrated approach compared to that of the sequential approach. To further evaluate the model's performance, a sensitivity analysis is conducted to examine the influence of the model's parameters, i.e., committed service time and coefficient of variation of demand, on its solutions. The analysis shows that when the coefficient of the demand variation remains unchanged, longer committed service times lead to lower safety stock costs and higher optimal service levels. Moreover, it is observed that more safety stocks of components are kept in the upstream layer of the network than that of finished goods.
Author: H.T. Papadopolous
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 1993-09-30
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780412387203
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe objective of the book is to acquaint the reader with the use of queueing theory in the analysis of manufacturing systems.
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1995-01-03
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 0309176670
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManufacturing, reduced to its simplest form, involves the sequencing of product forms through a number of different processes. Each individual step, known as an unit manufacturing process, can be viewed as the fundamental building block of a nation's manufacturing capability. A committee of the National Research Council has prepared a report to help define national priorities for research in unit processes. It contains an organizing framework for unit process families, criteria for determining the criticality of a process or manufacturing technology, examples of research opportunities, and a prioritized list of enabling technologies that can lead to the manufacture of products of superior quality at competitive costs. The study was performed under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation and the Defense Department's Manufacturing Technology Program.