Simulation of alternatives for transmission plant assembly line

Summer Computer Simulation Conference 2009, SCSC 2009, Part of the 2009 International Summer Simulation Multiconference, ISMc

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 17-23

  Dunbar III, John F ^a   Liu, Jung Wen ^a   Williams, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly; Automotive industry; Discrete event simulation; Manufacturing processes

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; ASSEMBLY LINE; COMPETITIVE PRESSURE; COMPLEX MANUFACTURING; DISCRETE EVENTS; GREAT LAKES; HIGH RELIABILITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT; LOW COSTS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; PERFORMANCE METRICS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

ASSEMBLY; ASSEMBLY MACHINES; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; MANUFACTURE; MATERIALS HANDLING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SUPPLY CHAINS;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84870030331     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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