Title :
A simulation application in facility expansion decision-making
Author :
Sun, Jingjun ; Chisman, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Clemson Univ., SC, USA
Abstract :
A manufacturing company wanted to expand its capacity to produce plastic parts. The expansion could cost several million dollars. To decide how many plastic molding presses should be purchased, a computer simulation study was conducted. The object of the study was to find the quantity and type of equipment needed to satisfy production requirements in a just-in-time environment. The model of the plastic molding operation was used to study the effects of lot-size variation, scheduling changes and equipment alternatives on work-in-process, change-over costs, and make-span. Several scenarios were simulated and compared from which the suitable quantity and type of equipment were determined
Keywords :
digital simulation; management; manufacturing data processing; production control; scheduling; change-over costs; computer simulation; facility expansion decision-making; just-in-time; lot-size variation; make-span; manufacturing; model; plastic molding presses; production control; scheduling; work-in-process; Application software; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Costs; Decision making; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing; Plastics; Presses; Production;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1991. Proceedings., Twenty-Third Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Columbia, SC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2190-7
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1991.138514
