This paper introduces a practical approach for the comprehensive simulation based
planning and optimization of the production and logistics of a discrete goods manufacturer …

Production planning is a complex problem that is typically decomposed into decisions
carried out at different control levels. The various methods used for production planning …

Discrete event simulation is an established methodology for investigating the dynamic
behavior of complex manufacturing and logistics systems. Traditionally, simulation experts …

Uncertainty in planning tasks such as processing times, set-up times, customer required
lead times, due dates, time to failure, time to repair and the complexity in terms of product …

The increasing customization of products, which leads to greater variances and smaller lot
sizes, requires highly flexible manufacturing systems. These systems are subject to dynamic …

The capability of modeling real-world system operations has turned simulation into an
indispensable problem-solving methodology for business system design and analysis …

The analysis of production systems using discrete, event-based simulation is wide spread
and generally accepted as a decision support technology. It aims either at the comparison of …

The paper describes a methodology for layout and intralogistics redesign using simulation.
This methodology is composed of five stages: Topography, Product & Process, Linkages …

Supply network design is an important strategic operations management problem. The
paper discusses the use of simulation-based optimization for solving this task in a …

The relative novel discrete rate-based simulation paradigm combines the advantages of the
discrete event-based and the system dynamics simulation paradigms. Although its …