• DocumentCode
    2171072
  • Title

    A Web-based virtual factory and simulator for industrial statistics

  • Author

    Chi, Xuesong ; Pepper, Matthew P J ; Spedding, Trevor A.

  • Author_Institution
    Medway Sch. of Eng., Greenwich Univ., Kent, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    5-8 Dec. 2004
  • Firstpage
    2103
  • Abstract
    An educational Web-based virtual factory and simulator environment is presented in this paper. It has been developed for university students to apply various statistical quality control techniques to explore the quality problems. The architecture of the simulator and methodologies for developing the Web site are discussed. Major benefits for both the students and lecturers are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Internet; computer aided instruction; digital simulation; quality control; statistical analysis; statistical process control; virtual manufacturing; Web site; educational Web-based simulator; educational Web-based virtual factory; industrial statistics; statistical quality control; Aerospace simulation; Costs; Decision making; Discrete event simulation; Education; Game theory; Production facilities; Quality control; Statistics; Virtual manufacturing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Simulation Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the 2004 Winter
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8786-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WSC.2004.1371576
  • Filename
    1371576