Simulation and analysis of the Mercedes-Benz all activity vehicle (AAV) production facility

Park, Y.H.; Matson, J.E.; Miller, D.M.

doi:10.1109/wsc.1998.745790

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“…Bischak (1996) describes simulation in evaluating the performance of a textile manufacturing module with moving workers. Park, Matson and Miller (1998) describe a simulation approach used to verify that daily throughput requirements can be met at a new assembly plant, and it is used to determine the maximum throughput of the facility and characterized how the component buffers behave in terms of quantity fluctuations and identified possible system bottlenecks. Shang and Tadikamalla (1998) evaluating the potential level of productivity gains which can be achieved using lean concepts.…”

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Simulation guided value stream mapping and lean improvement: A case study of a tubular machining facility

Xia

Sun

2013

JIEM

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Abstract:Purpose: This paper describes a typical Value stream mapping (VSM) application enhanced by the discrete event simulation (DES) to a dedicated tubular manufacturing process.Design/Methodology/A pproach: VSM is prescribed as part of lean production portfolio of tools, not only highlights process inefficiencies, transactional and communication mismatches, but also guides improvement areas. Meanwhile, DES is used to reduce uncertainty and create consensus by visualizing dynamic process views. It is served as a complementary tool for the traditional VSM to provide sufficient justification and quantifiable evidence needed to convince the lean approaches. A simulation model is developed to replicate the operation of an existing system, and that of a proposed system that modifies the existing design to incorporate lean manufacturing shop floor principles. provided to illustrate how the VSM is used to design a desired future state. The developed simulation scenarios mimic the behavior of the actual manufacturing process in an intuitive manner.

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Section: Waste Descriptionmentioning

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Simulation guided value stream mapping and lean improvement: A case study of a tubular machining facility

Xia

Sun

2013

JIEM

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“…It is a good example of using an Arena model to analyze the Lean and traditional production. Park et al (1998) presented a simulation model of Mercedes Benz AAV production facility. Through hybrid coding in C++ and SIMAN, they evaluated the maximum throughput based on the current structure.…”

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Measuring manufacturing throughput using takt time analysis and simulation

Duanmu

Taaffe

2007

2007 Winter Simulation Conference

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This paper is motivated by a case study performed at a company that manufactures two main types of customized products. In an effort to significantly increase their throughput capability, the company created a new production scheme based on takt time calculations. To achieve a smooth flow of production, they desired low Work In Process (WIP) inventory in order to make all components move simultaneously. However, the order of operations in key shared resources implies that a simple takt time calculation cannot provide enough information in determining achievable throughput. The process includes several parallel assembly lines that "converge" to common resources. In certain cases, these components are joined into one unit; in other cases the components split again for further customization. We attempt to improve throughput using a combination of takt time and simulation by understanding how each stage of the system interacts with other stages. 16331-4244-1306-0/07/$25.00 ©2007 IEEE

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“…The packaging approach has widely been employed by academic researchers for developing a specific simulator using a general-purpose simulation language [14] or commercial simulation packages. For example, Kulvatunyou and Wysk [15] proposed a computer-aided manufacturing simulator (CAMS) based on Arena, and Khan, Harlock, and Leaf [16] developed a suite of generic software programs titled TEXSIM (TEXtile SIMulator) using WIT-NESS for a weaving production system.…”

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A Formal Model Conversion Approach to Developing a DEVS-Based Factory Simulator

Choi

Park

2003

SIMULATION

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This article presents a model conversion approach to developing a 3D discrete event system specification (DEVS)-based factory simulator, in which the target automated manufacturing systems (AMS) are modeled by employing a job-resource relation network (JR-net), and this input JR-net model is systematically converted to a DEVS model. For this purpose, the JR-net modeling framework has been extended further to handle 3D geometric information while providing a formal specification of the JR-net. Also, a hierarchical DEVS model architecture and a systematic conversion method for converting a JR-net model into a DEVS model are proposed. Based on the proposed approach, a 3D factory simulator has been developed in C++ with OpenGL and a DEVS engine. The proposed factory simulator may be used as a virtual prototyping tool for designing new AMS. Its validity is demonstrated by constructing a virtual factory of a special type of AMS called a flexible manufacturing system.

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Simulation and analysis of the Mercedes-Benz all activity vehicle (AAV) production facility

Cited by 12 publications

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Simulation guided value stream mapping and lean improvement: A case study of a tubular machining facility

Simulation guided value stream mapping and lean improvement: A case study of a tubular machining facility

Measuring manufacturing throughput using takt time analysis and simulation

A Formal Model Conversion Approach to Developing a DEVS-Based Factory Simulator

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