Determination of the Process Mean and Production Run Using Simulation
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چکیده
In this paper we present a simulation model coupled with a search algorithm to find the optimal initial setting of the process mean and the optimal production run (cycle length). The simulation package SIMAN/ARENA is used to simulate the considered process. One of the features of SIMAN/ARENA is that it supports Microsoft Visual Basic for Application (VBA) which is used to code the search algorithm during the different simulation runs. It has been found that the link between simulation tools and optimization algorithms can provide a simple way to deal with targeting problems which are mathematically somewhat difficult to solve. Numerical examples are presented to test and validate the suggested approach.
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