Composites manufacturing processes usually involve multi-scale models in both space and time, highly non-linear and anisotropic behaviors, strongly coupled multi-physics and complex geometries [1]. In this framework, the use of simulation for real-time decision making directly in the manufacturing facility is still precluded nowadays [2]. In this work, a process-specific simulation tool based o...

A number of manufacturing systems are categorized into Cell-Based Manufacturing Systems (CBMSs), which have similar physical configurations typically composed of manufacturing cells, transporters and their controllers. However, since the control modules are not separable from the model in conventional simulation frameworks, it is difficult to develop a generic high-fidelity simulator for CBMSs ...

The globalization of markets and world-wide competition forces manufacturing enterprises to enter into alliances leading to the creation of distributed manufacturing enterprises. Before forming a partnership it is essential to evaluate viability of proposed enterprise as well as how a company’s operations are affected by the proposed virtual enterprise. Distributed simulation provides an attrac...

This paper presents SimBuilder, a simulation system incorporating environmental and quality concerns into a traditional manufacturing simulation environment. These simulations can be used to generate a complete material balance around a particular manufacturing process and can be made available to design engineers to aid in life cycle design assessments. An example developed for the filament-wi...

A lean manufacturing simulation model was created that replicated the existing assembly system as well as a potential system of similar capacity that modified the existing design to incorporate lean manufacturing shop-floor principles. Arena’s manufacturing simulation software generated performance statistics for both systems and measured each system’s resource requirements and performance in t...

Manufacturing systems are often costly to develop and operate. Simulation technology has been demonstrated to be an effective tool for improving the efficiency of manufacturing system design, operation, and maintenance. But manufacturing simulations are usually developed to address a narrow set of industrial issues, e.g., the purchase of new equipment or the modification of a manufacturing proc...

modeling, simulation, enterprise modeling, enterprise simulation, Order-toShip process, objectoriented simulation, manufacturing enterprise modeling, manufacturing modeling, objectoriented modeling This paper describes practical problems encountered in modeling and simulating complex system interactions in a manufacturing enterprise. In addition to Production, the interactions of diverse activi...

Scheduling is a core activity in the manufacturing business. It assists with the efficient and effective utilisation of capital-intensive resources and increased throughput, thus increasing profitability. Simulation is appealing in manufacturing, as it can realistically imitate dynamic, stochastic processes while being descriptive in predicting the future process. We combined simulation and sch...

Simulation, in particular discrete event simulation, has still not gain industries wide acceptance as decision support tool for performance evaluation. This study intends to provide the example of the application of discrete event simulation in evaluating performance of a production line. The data was collected from an electronic manufacturing company’s production line and the simulation model ...