Purpose – Freight carriers operating in a spot-market environment are faced with uncertain future capacity demand … simulation experiments are carried out to evaluate the applicability and efficiency of the proposed decision support system. The … is evaluated. For the first time, the authors present a comprehensive quantitative simulation study dedicated to this …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for analysing and modelling detailed workflow of image …‐guided interventions to facilitate simulation and the re‐engineering process for the development of new procedures in multi‐modal imaging … environments. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology presented includes a literature review on workflow simulation in …

A simulation approach to measuring supply chain performance is evaluated which incorporates order release theory … examined and its applicability to monitoring the performance of the supply chain is proposed. A simulation model of a typical …, single channel logistics network was developed. Using the simulation model, each of the order release mechanisms was assessed …

supply has exceeded demand. Simultaneously attitudes to distribution management have been changing. Although transport costs …

continued to increase. For some facilities, this need is critical due to product obsolescence and quality. Simulation modelling …

imperatives. A virtual factory is defined as an integrated simulation model of major subsystems in a factory that considers the …

The development of computer technology, artificial intelligence, and simulation modelling has become increasingly …‐based simulation system and illustrates its applicability using a hypothetical manufacturing example. The example focuses on … interfacing knowledge from an expert with a simulation model to make scheduling decisions in a manufacturing environement. The …

integrated modelling environment, is selected as the simulation language due to several of its innovative features. A physical …Describes how to develop a visual interactive simulation model for flexible manufacturing systems. SIMPLE_1, an … simulator for a flexible manufacturing system is also chosen as the target to demonstrate the modelling process of the visual …

“modelling” and the “descriptive” varieties. Compares two IDEF methods (one of the modelling type and one of the descriptive type … IDEF0, function modelling method, and IDEF3, process flow description capture method. Concludes that when considering the …