A Case Study on Casting Layout Design of Automotive Oil Pan_DX2E Using Computer Simulation

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Hongkyu Kwong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Layout Design

Characterization of Manufacturing System Computer Simulation using Taguchi Method

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Mojib Zahraee ◽  
Ali Chegeni ◽  
Jafri Mohd Rohani
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Inspection Time ◽  
Total Output ◽  
Service Rate ◽  
Manufacturing Line

In the manufacturing industry, managers and engineers are trying to sustain their competitiveness by achieving high output and productivity. There are some common problems such as waiting times, failures, reworks in production line that impose extra cost to the companies. Therefore, companies are striving to find methods in order to determine and deal with problems using different methods such as mathematical, statistical and computer simulation. The goal of this paper is to increase the total output production and to improve productivity using computer simulation and Taguchi method. This paper introduces a color manufacturing line as a case study which is simulated using arena 13.9 software. Following that the Taguchi method is applied to assess the effect of controllable and uncontrollable factors on the total output production. According to the result of JMP 10 software to conduct Taguchi experiment, the maximum desirability of productivity will be achieved when the value of factors such service rate of delpak machine=UNIF (30, 40), number of labor=14, inspection time=120 and number of Permil=5. Taguchi Method plays an efficient and suitable role in the process improvement, proposing adjustments that will provide an improvement in the productivity. 

scholarly journals Weaving the Common Threads of Simulation and Formation studies in Archaeology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Davies
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Human Activity ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Surface Erosion ◽  
Archaeological Record ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Material Record

Computer simulation is a tool increasingly used by archaeologists to build theories about past human activity; however, simulation has had a limited role theorising about the relationship between past behaviours and the formation of observed patterning in the material record. This paper visits the argument for using simulation as a means of addressing the gap that exists between archaeological interpretations of past behaviours and their physical residues. It is argued that simulation is used for much the same reason that archaeologists use ethnographic or experimental studies, and that computational models can help to address some of the practical limitations of these approaches to record formation. A case study from arid Australia, examining the effects of episodic surface erosion on the visibility of the record, shows how simple, generative simulations, grounded in formational logic, can be used to compare different explanatory mechanisms and suggest tests of the archaeological record itself.

Simulation of Manufacturing Production Line Based on Arena

2014 ◽  
Vol 933 ◽  
pp. 744-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Mojib Zahraee ◽  
Saeed Rahimpour Golroudbary ◽  
Ahmad Hashemi ◽  
Jafar Afshar ◽  
Mohammadreza Haghighi
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Production Line ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Controversial Issues ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Manufacturing Line

One of the controversial issues in manufacturing systems is bottleneck. Managers and engineers are trying to find methods to eliminate the bottlenecks and waiting times in the production line. More over the manufacturing companies are striving to sustain their competiveness by decreasing the bottlenecks, total cost and increasing the productivity. The objective of this study is applying the computer simulation to analysis the production line bottlenecks. To achieve this goal a color manufacturing line was selected as a case study and the basic application of arena 13.9 software. Finally the some modifications in the simulation model are proposed to improve the production line as well as to decrease the bottleneck.

scholarly journals Robotics as a Support Tool for Experimental Optimisation of Surgical Strategies in Orthopaedic Surgery

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-239
Author(s):  
Manel Frigola ◽  
Manuel Vinagre ◽  
Alicia Casals ◽  
Josep Amat ◽  
Fernando Santana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Orthopaedic Surgery ◽  
Test Bed ◽  
Surgical Strategies ◽  
Support Tool ◽  
Measuring Devices ◽  
Monitoring Strategies ◽  
Interface Devices

Robotics has shown its potential not only in assisting the surgeon during an intervention but also as a tool for training and for surgical procedure's evaluation. Thus, robotics can constitute an extension of simulators that are based on the high capabilities of computer graphics. In addition, haptics has taken a first step in increasing the performance of current virtual reality systems based uniquely on computer simulation and their corresponding interface devices. As a further step in the field of training and learning in surgery, this work describes a robotic experimental workstation composed of robots and specific measuring devices, together with their corresponding control and monitoring strategies for orthopaedic surgery. Through a case study, humerus arthroplasty, experimental evaluation shows the possibilities of having a test bed available for repetitive and quantifiable trials, which make a reliable scientific comparison between different surgical strategies possible.

Error assessment for a provincial timber inventory

1995 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
János Gál ◽  
Imre E. Bella
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Simulation Experiment ◽  
Sampling Error ◽  
Measurement Bias ◽  
Error Assessment ◽  
Volume Estimate ◽  
Computer Simulation Experiment ◽  
Volume Estimates ◽  
Timber Inventory

In this case study of the Saskatchewan provincial timber inventory, the major sources of errors were identified and suitable procedures presented for their estimation. Applying those procedures on a pilot area, the results showed that sampling error was by far the most important component affecting the accuracy of volume estimates. Variances arising from the use of taper functions to estimate tree volumes were under 0.05%, and variances from 3P subsampling were about 3% of the total variance. A computer simulation experiment showed that a 2% measurement bias in both diameter and height measurements may result in 8% bias in the volume estimate. Key words: 3P sampling, taper functions, error budget

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