Using Simulation to Design a Lean Material Delivery System in an Automotive Body Shop Engineering Services Group (ESG)

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Azim, Muhammad A., author.

Conference Name:

International Automotive Manufacturing Conference & Exposition (1999-05-10 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1999

Summary:

A simulation study was undertaken to help design a material delivery system to support lean manufacturing in an automotive body shop. Since this was a greenfield facility, simulation analysis was employed in the very early design phase of the system to determine and quantify the limiting parameters of the proposed lean material delivery system. The simulation analysis evolved with the changes in the design parameters and assumptions of the facility. The updated information from the simulation model helped the designers to evaluate alternate concepts and understand some parameters better such as, traffic congestion, manpower, and storage area requirement

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Publisher Number:

1999-01-1643

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license