a series of iterations to modify the system until performance is satisfactory. An enhanced lean process that includes … future state validation before implementation is presented. Simulation modeling and experimentation is proposed as the … primary validation tool. Simulation modeling and experimentation extends value stream mapping to include time, the behavior of …

substitutable. In order to draw conclusions, a simulation model and its results were developed in the article by employing modified …

pronounced when a factory uses group technology manufacturing cells as opposed to a functional or process layout of a job shop …. This paper describes how activity-based costing (ABC) concepts can be integrated into a discrete-event simulation model of … a U-shaped manufacturing cell producing a part family with four members. The simulation model generates detailed Bills …

best concept. The simulation was also applied to optimize the performance of IZL in terms of the number of pallets. Based … application, we proposed the system coupling level index (SCLI) and simulation to evaluate the process layout design concepts … (ELL) and independent zone layout (IZL) - were generated. Then, the SCLI excluded CL and simulation selected IZL as the …

/methodology/approach: To achieve this objective, a computer simulation model of the existing CIM system is developed to test the performance of … study the effect of the dispatching rules on the performance of the CIM systems with use of terminating simulation analysis …Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of selected scheduling dispatching rules on the performance …

activity modes selection problem for project crashing. Design/methodology/approach: Simulation based method implemented on …. Findings: The paper shows that a simple approach based on simple heuristic and deterministic simulation can give good result … comparable to sophisticated optimization techniques. Research limitations/implications: The simulation based crashing method …

to find an initial solution with the use of simulation to adjust the number of servers to meet previously specified … target non-delay probabilities. The basic idea of the simulation phase of the procedure is to successively fix the number of …

Purpose: This research, by using the SIMIO simulation platform, provides a quantitative and comparative analysis of how … garment factories to optimize their production lines. Design/methodology/approach: The SIMIO simulation platform was employed … in the research and comparisons were made of the simulation test results about the four popular cellular manufacturing …

-based model and simulation to gain understanding on the decision-making and problem-solving abilities of individuals. Design …/Methodology/approach: The micro-level analysis modeling and simulation paradigm Agent-Based Modeling Through the use of Agent-Based Modeling … executed through a computer simulation. Findings: The results indicate that individuals with certain profiles have better …