Simulation Model to Support Production Transition
Abstract: Due to the increase of the market demand, Senseair needs to increase the throughput from 4,000 to 10,000 and to 100,000 in the future. The market is expanding greatly, which requires production line to be improved at a faster pace. To seize the opportunity, effective improvements need to be implemented. But the complexity of the production line makes it particularly difficult to predict the performance of the production line. Hence, computer simulation tool, Plant Simulation, is utilized to simulate the performance of the production line. Based on the collected data from the actual production system, a digital twin is built in Plant Simulation. Various experiments are conducted to examine how to increase the throughput in an effective and efficient manner. The result shows the possibilities to reach 10,000 throughput goal but the extreme difficulties to reach 100,000 throughput goal. Consequently, an automated assembly production line is designed based on the manual assembly production line. After tests, the automated production line is proved to be able to meet the higher demand. Improvement suggestions are provided to Senseair for both the current manual assembly production line and the new automated assembly production line.
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