Web-Based Simulation of Manufacturing Systems

Web-based Simulation of Manufacturing Systems

Powerful new features may be incorporated to simulation environments by exploiting existing Web technology. To demonstrate this, WebManSim, a prototype web-based manufacturing system simulator has been developed. The proposed system includes project management principles, supports communication and voting and provides workflow facilities and simulation program generation execution capabilities....

Learning Operations Management With Web-based Manufacturing Simulation

Traditional learning methods in operations management are not ideally suited for externalising knowledge. In this paper, an iterative, gaming-like learning approach for practicing OM issues by using discrete event simulation model is proposed. The approach is utilising an existing learning environment called Delfoi Planner EDU. Its web-based architecture supports distance learning that is an as...

Stochastic extension of cellular manufacturing systems: a queuing-based analysis

Clustering parts and machines into part families and machine cells is a major decision in the design of cellular manufacturing systems which is defined as cell formation. This paper presents a non-linear mixed integer programming model to design cellular manufacturing systems which assumes that the arrival rate of parts into cells and machine service rate are stochastic parameters and descri...

Metamodel-Assisted Simulation-Based Optimisation of Manufacturing Systems (Camera Ready)

Many real-world manufacturing problems are too complex to be modelled analytically. In these scenarios, simulation-based optimisation is a powerful tool to determine optimal system settings. While traditional optimisation methods have been unable to cope with the complexities of many real-world problems approached by simulation, evolutionary methods have proven to be highly useful. This paper p...

Reconfigurable Hardware-Based Simulation Modeling of Flexible Manufacturing Systems