The application of spreadsheet model based on queuing network to optimize capacity utilization in product development
Modeling of a manufacturing system enables one to identify the effects of key design parameters on the system performance and as a result make the correct decision. This paper proposes a manufacturing system modeling approach using computer spreadsheet software, in which a static capacity planning m...
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Penerbit Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://penerbit.uthm.edu.my/ejournal/ http://penerbit.uthm.edu.my/ejournal/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/475/1/IJIE_vol_1_issue_1_F6.pdf |
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| Summary: | Modeling of a manufacturing system enables one to identify the effects of key design parameters on the system performance and as a result make the correct decision. This paper proposes a manufacturing system modeling approach using computer spreadsheet software, in which a static capacity planning model and stochastic queuing model are integrated. The model was used to optimize the existing system utilization in relation to product design. The model incorporates a few parameters such as utilization, cycle time, throughput, and batch size. It is predicted that design changes initiated as a result of analysis using the model reduced subsequent manufacturing costs significantly and also can reduce the launch program by a few years, because confidence in the model justified the commissioning of full-scale manufacturing equipment when the product was still only at the concept stage. |
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