Web - Based Virtual Factory for Teaching Industrial Statistics

نویسندگان

  • Xuesong Chi
  • Matthew Pepper
  • Trevor Spedding
چکیده

Management games are well-established techniques for improving the understanding and appreciation of realistic problems. Flight Simulators [4] where students “fly” a particular aspect of an enterprise are particularly rewarding. A web-based virtual factory and simulator platform for teaching industrial statistics and process improvement techniques has been developed. It provides students with experience of a “flight simulator” which allows them to practice effective decision-making and demonstrates the practical application of industrial statistics in a realistic environment.

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تاریخ انتشار 2004