Title :
Downtime data-its collection, analysis, and importance
Author :
Williams, Edward J.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Comput. Center, Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI, USA
Abstract :
Until the day when plant production personnel and equipment have no downtime, proper collection and analysis of downtime data will be essential to the development of valid, credible simulation models. Methods and techniques helpful to this task within simulation model building are described.
Keywords :
digital simulation; personnel; production control; downtime data; equipment; personnel; plant production; simulation models; Analytical models; Computational modeling; Data analysis; Investments; Measurement; Personnel; Postal services; Process design; Production; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1994. Winter
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2109-X
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1994.717486
