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- Information Structure to Support Discrete Event Simulation in Manufacturing Systems
- Discrete Event Simulation DES is ranked among the top three tools for management support. However, it lags in becoming the successful tool in the industry that many experts have predicted. In this paper, sixteen projects accomplished in the area of DES have been analyzed in order to find the reasons...
- White papers 2003-10-31
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- 3D Visualization of Discrete Event Simulation and Its Applications in Virtual Manufacturing
- This paper presents a new approach to create 3D visualization from discrete simulation results. This approach connects discrete event simulation directly to 3D animation with its novel methods that analyze and convert discrete simulation results into animation events to trigger 3D animation. In addition, it constructs a 3D animation framework...
- White papers 2004-09-11
- Non-Item Based Discrete-Event Simulation Tools
- Discrete event simulation has traditionally been defined by items or entities. This modeling paradigm has served the simulation industry well, but falls far short for many industries in which the parts / pieces mindset simply does not accurately portray their particular processes. For the last ten years Simulation Dynamics has...
- White papers 2002-11-15
- Integration of Discrete Event Simulation Models With Framework-Based Business Applications
- Simulation models and business application software as they are used for decision support in enterprise management are both representations of an enterprise's actual operations. This paper describes a unified simulation and application framework where it is possible to represent the entire performance process along a supply chain in a unified...
- White papers 2003-10-31
- Modeling Concurrent Operational Interruptions in Construction Activities With Simplified Discrete Event Simulation Approach (SDESA)
- This paper introduces an enhanced version of the Simplified Discrete Event Simulation Approach SDESA by incorporating a concurrent interruptions model, which is intended to make construction simulations more realistic without compromising the simplicity of original SDESA. Particular emphasis is placed on how model the effects of operational interruptions upon the...
- White papers 2004-11-11
- Discrete Event Simulation in Supply Chain Planning and Inventory Control at Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
- The supply chain of Freescale Semiconductor from fabrication through final test and delivery was modeled and analyzed using discrete event simulation in Arena. Freescale starts products in manufacturing based on a make-to-order and make-to-stock master production schedule. Since customer lead time is often less than the supply chain cycle time,...
- White papers 2005-11-08
- Enabling Smooth and Scalable Dynamic 3D Visualization of Discrete - Event Construction Simulations
- Visualizing simulated construction operations is an effective means of communicating the logic and the inner working of simulation models in a comprehensive and comprehendible manner. This can facilitate both model verification and validation and help establish credibility of simulation analyses. Due to the inherent working nature of discrete-event simulation systems,...
- White papers 2001-11-14
- Hybrid Discrete Event Simulation With Model Predictive Control for Semiconductor Supply-Chain Manufacturing
- Simulation modeling combined with decision control can offer important benefits for analysis, design, and operation of semiconductor supply-chain network systems. Detailed simulation of physical processes provides information for its controller to account for expected stochasticity present in the manufacturing processes. In turn, the controller can provide near optimal decisions for...
- White papers 2005-11-18
- A survey of recent advances in discrete input parameter discrete-event simulation optimization
- 1. Introduction Simulation optimization provides a structured approach to determine optimal input parameter values, where optimal is measured by a function of the output variables steady state or transient associated with a simulation model. Several excellent surveys have been written on this topic. Swisher et al. (2003) provide an...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- A Hybrid Approach to Manufacturing Enterprise Simulation
- Manufacturing enterprise decisions can be classified into four groups: business decisions, design decisions, engineering decisions, and production decisions. Numerous physical and software simulation techniques have been used to evaluate specific decisions by predicting their impact on the system as measured by one or more performance measures. This paper focuses on...
- White papers 2003-10-31
- Supply Chain Simulation Tools And Techniques: A Survey
- The main contribution of this paper is twofold: it surveys different types of simulation for supply chain management; and it discusses several methodological issues. These different types of simulation are spreadsheet simulation, system dynamics, discrete-event simulation and business games. Which simulation type should be applied, depends on the type of...
- White papers 2005-03-04
- Criteria For The Evaluation Of Business Process Simulation Tools
- This paper focuses on a process of simulation software packages selection in the context of business process change projects. The paper presents discrete event simulation, its relation to business process modelling and examples of its practical applications in business process change projects. Features of business process simulation tools are examined,...
- White papers 2007-04-10
- An Integrated Simulation Method to Support Virtual Factory Engineering
- This paper presents a structure and architecture of an integrated simulation method ISM to meet the requirements of virtual factory engineering VFE. Combining CAD, VR and discrete event simulation techniques, the ISM provides static and dynamic simulation functions for implementation of VFE throughout the lifecycle. The dynamic simulation enables us...
- White papers 2003-02-14
- On the Use of Fuzzy Clustering in Construction Simulation
- This paper presents a methodology that integrates fuzzy clustering and computer simulation and demonstrates its use in modeling earthmoving operations. A simulation system SimEarth was developed to model earthmoving operations utilizing object-oriented features and discrete event simulation. Fuzzy clustering is used to provide realistic estimates of haulers' travel time so...
- White papers 2001-11-14
- Enhancing Business Process Management With Simulation Optimization
- This article presents two examples of simulation optimization using OptQuest to illustrate how to optimize simulation models to enhance business process management. The first case, this paper constructs a discrete event simulation model of a hospital emergency room to determine a configuration of resources that results in the shortest average...
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Distributed Supply Chain Simulation in a Devs/corba Execution Environment
- Techniques based on discrete-event simulation have been widely used for network analysis and policy optimization in the domain of supply chain management. Previous researchers have developed and implemented architectures for simulation-based control for shop floor. A more detailed and high-fidelity simulation model is used for control purposes as opposed to...
- White papers 2002-11-15
- A Simulation Environment for the Redesign of Food Supply Chain Networks: Modeling Quality Controlled Logistics
- Many industries are confronted with intensified global competition as well as advances in information and process technology. They create both the need and opportunity for a coordinated approach of industrial partners to establish effective and efficient supply chains. Simulation tools are often used for supporting decision-making on supply chain redesign,...
- White papers 2005-11-08
- Geometry-Based Modeling And Simulation Of Construction Processes
- The author describes a new approach for modeling and simulation of construction processes based on geometric models and techniques. Currently, there is an inadequate support for modeling the spatial aspects of construction operations, evaluation of alternative process plans and visualizing the results directly. Critical Path Method networks do not describe...
- White papers 2004-02-01
- Optimization of discrete event systems via simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation
- 1. IntroductionWe consider the problem of optimizing a stochastic discrete event system under the overriding assumption that the system cannot be adequately modeled using analytical means, e.g., optimizing the operations of a complex manufacturing system. For such systems, simulation is often used to estimate performance. Under suitable conditions, the resulting...
- Research articles 1997-03-01
- Evaluation of Policies for the Maintenance of Bridges Using Discrete-Event Simulation
- The complexities and costs associated with preserving the nation's bridge infrastructure demand innovative approaches to analysis of data and prediction of future bridge conditions. The policy analysis module of BMS systems developed is restricted to analytical methods. With the availability of modern infrastructure, realistic simulation models are being developed in...
- White papers 2002-11-15
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