Title :
An efficient discrete-event model for production networks of general geometry
Author :
Kouikoglou, Vassilis S. ; Phillis, Yannis A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Production Eng., Tech. Univ. of Crete, Chania, Greece
Abstract :
A discrete-event hybrid simulation/analytic model for the study of production networks is discussed. The system is represented by a set of nonlinear difference equations for the slow-varying dynamics which are tractable by simulation, and a set of piecewise-linear algebraic equations for the fast dynamics which are solved analytically. The resulting algorithm saves a great amount of computation and is much faster than a conventional piece-by-piece simulator
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; graph theory; production control; efficient discrete-event model; general geometry; hybrid simulation/analytic model; nonlinear difference equations; piecewise-linear algebraic equations; production networks; slow-varying dynamics; Aggregates; Bismuth; Control systems; Geometry; Production systems; Random variables; Routing; Solid modeling; Throughput; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 1990., Proceedings of the 29th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1990.203440
