Simulating reality using AutoMod

Author

Rohrer, Matthew W. ; McGregor, Ian W.

Author_Institution

Planning & Logistics Solutions, Brooks-PRI Autom., Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

8-11 Dec. 2002

Firstpage

173

Abstract

Decision making in industry has become more complicated in recent years. Customers are more demanding, competition is more fierce, and costs for labor and raw materials continue to rise. Managers need state-of-the-art tools to help in planning, design, and operations of their facilities. Simulation provides a virtual factory where ideas can be tested and performance improved. The AutoMod product suite from Brooks-PRI Automation has been used on thousands of projects to help engineers and managers make the best decisions possible. With the release of AutoMod 11.0 in 2002, AutoMod now supports hierarchical model construction. This new architecture allows users to reuse model objects in other models, decreasing the time required to build a model. Composite models are just one of the latest advances that make AutoMod one of the most widely used simulation software packages.

Keywords

digital simulation; production engineering computing; software packages; AutoMod; design; hierarchical model construction; operations; planning; simulation software packages; virtual factory; Computer architecture; Costs; Decision making; Engineering management; Manufacturing automation; Project management; Raw materials; Software packages; Testing; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Winter

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7614-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2002.1172881

Filename

1172881