Simulation as a tool for production system design in construction

Understanding and Managing the Construction Process: Theory and Practice - 14th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, IGLC-14

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 341-353

  Da Alves, Thais C L ^a   Tommelein, Iris D ^b   Ballard, Glenn ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Batches; Buffers; Production system design; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BATCH SIZES; BATCHES; DUCTWORKS; LEADTIME; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; PRODUCTION SYSTEM DESIGNS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GROUP THEORY; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RAILROAD CAR BUFFERS; SHEET METAL;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 69949111240     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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