A rule-based simulator for modeling Just-in-Time manufacturing systems (JITSAI)

The design details of a new rule-oriented simulator for modeling the production related issues in a Just-in-time (JIT) system are discussed in this paper. The user interacts with the simulator and provides input data related to a JIT system and the simulation experiment. The simulation model is gene...

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Published in:Simulation (San Diego, Calif.) Calif.), 1990-08, Vol.55 (2), p.109-117
Main Authors: Manivannan, S., Pegden, C. Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer simulation
Design engineering
Kanbans
Lisp
LISP (programming language)
Mathematical models
Sun
Workstations
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Summary:The design details of a new rule-oriented simulator for modeling the production related issues in a Just-in-time (JIT) system are discussed in this paper. The user interacts with the simulator and provides input data related to a JIT system and the simulation experiment. The simulation model is generated automatically by the computer using the rules selected from a domain-specific rulebase. The machine utilization, system throughput, number and type of kanbans, and average WIP levels are some of the results generated by the simula tor. The design was originally implemented using LISP on an IBM 4381 computer and subsequently extended to Macintosh and Sun workstations.
ISSN:0037-5497
1741-3133
DOI:10.1177/003754979005500207