Abstract :
The application of computer modelling can involve considerable savings, with a reduction in costs, time taken to manufacture products and the amount of floor space occupied; thus optimising the process. The article examines the use of computer modelling in a sheet-metal manufacturing process, at DCE Ltd., Leicester, and demonstrates the savings to be made. The modelling package used was Simcon´s PC MODEL linked to a database held on LOTUS 123 spreadsheet software
