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Proactive production activity control by online simulation

2011; Inderscience Publishers; Volume: 6; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1504/ijspm.2011.044766

1740-2131

Olivier Cardin, Pierre Castagna,

Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms

In this paper, we present a new application of discrete–event simulation as a forecasting tool for the decision support of the production activity control of a complex manufacturing system. The specificity of such an application of simulation is the short term of the forecasts. This specificity implies that the initial state of the simulation takes into account the actual state of the system. The development on a real–size flexible manufacturing system shows the technical feasibility of the developed concepts and the potential benefits on the productivity of a single example.