Manufacturing systems simulated

Author

Jayaraman, Rangarajan ; Toole, Patrick, Jr.

Author_Institution

IBM T.J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

Volume

30

Issue

9

fYear

1993

Firstpage

60

Lastpage

62

Abstract

Manufacturing system simulations performed at the IBM Electronic Card Assembly and Test (ECAT) facility are examined to show how this approach works to improve cycle time and customer service. Simulation was used to determine what could be done in the short run to improve the throughput of a line for manufacturing high-volume token ring adaptor cards used in PCs and workstations. Sophisticated simulation models that focused on the inventory and service level performance of the ECAT plant rather than its production performance were also developed. The benefits gained from these simulations are described.<>

Keywords

manufacturing data processing; production engineering computing; PCs; customer service; cycle time; digital simulation; manufacturing DP; performance; production lines; throughput; token ring adaptor cards; workstations; Assembly systems; Customer service; Electronic equipment testing; Manufacturing systems; Performance evaluation; Personal communication networks; System testing; Throughput; Token networks; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.275171

Filename

275171