Title
Real time discrete event simulation of a PCB production system for operational support
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how discrete event simulation can support the growing need of information in the production system. Agility, one key to future competition, is the ability to quickly manage and compensate for disturbances and uncertainty. It is achieved by combining flexible production technologies with a flexible and motivated workforce. To quickly respond to the demands from customers and compensate for internal disturbances, it is necessary to have information which supports decentralized decision making in target oriented teams. Discrete event simulation is a tool that can be used to generate customized information for decision support. The results from a case study at ABB Industrial Systems in Västerås, Sweden, show the possibility of using simulation and real time forecasting for operational support in target oriented teams.
Year
DOI
Venue
1997
10.1145/268437.268662
Winter Simulation Conference
Keywords
Field
DocType
discrete event simulation,pcb production system,operational support,real time,uncertainty,demand forecasting,acceleration,predictive models,production systems,resource management,decision support,real time systems,production system
Resource management,Agile manufacturing,Demand forecasting,Workforce,Computer science,Simulation,Decision support system,Technical report,Decentralized decision-making,Discrete event simulation
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
0-7803-4278-X
4
0.96
References 
Authors
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mats Jackson1113.00
Christer Johansson23510.55