Simulation als Methode zur Konzipierung vernetzter, getakteter Montagesysteme für variantenreiche Produkte

Abstract

Assembling products in flow lines confirms to improve the logistical objectives compared to stationary assembly principles. Especially companies producing standardized products in bulk benefit from that production layout. However, a large product variety is causing problems in implementing that flow principle, mainly due to the involved complexity (e.g. handling the sequencing of bulks). The problem is further increased if various parallel flow lines with multiple source-sink relations need to be synchronized. For design and testing of suitable organization models based on various production scenarios, simulation is indispensable.