environments such as the manufacture of cars, airplanes and white goods and methods of modelling and simulation. Even in this … most commonly used methods are pointed out. Findings – The paper summarizes the main modelling and simulation methods …

the lines and get them up and running. “Simultaneous engineering” meets this need. Focuses on simulation software which … detail. Describes the 3D simulation system currently being used by ABB to determine object motion and material flow.  …

A new type of high‐level robot command library is presented, which can be viewed as a marriage between simulation and … use in programming and controlling robots. The paper shows how simulation can be incorporated into a high‐level robot … has demonstated the advantages of including simulation within robot command libraries. The purpose of the research has not …

Purpose The purposes of this paper are to review the progress of and conclude the trend for paint thickness simulation … and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based method used for paint thickness simulation. Previous research is considered …, and conclusions with the outlook are drawn. Findings The CFD-based paint deposition simulation is the trend for paint …

design. Exploration of business process re‐engineering options using simulation models is another important aspect of the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an eight‐step simulation model development process (SMDP) for the … design, implementation, and evaluation of logistics and supply chain simulation models, and to identify rigor criteria for … chain studies that employ discrete‐event simulation modeling. From this pool, studies that report in detail on the steps …

industries. Presents a case study of a simulation modelling approach in the design and analysis of a proposed JIT system for an …

of components and machine utilisations, are provided. The results show that simulation has a major role to play in …

paper presents a simulation study to investigate the effects of different AGV dispatching rules on the performance of an FMS …