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Manufacturing Process Optimization: Simulation-Based Production Line Management under Demand Uncertainty


This article presents a discussion of manufacturing process optimization in the ready-made garment industry through making the management of production lines more effective using AnyLogic software. It shows how simulation of various scenarios can pinpoint effective strategies for maintaining efficiency despite changes in market demand.

Semiconductor Manufacturing Process: A Research Paper on the Impact of Lot Priorities on Cycle Times


The semiconductor manufacturing process is complex and requires smart planning to achieve production efficiency. This semiconductor research paper examines how prioritizing certain batches affects the time it takes to process others. Using a simulation model, the researchers tested different scenarios to see what worked best. The results obtained will help improve the management of production lines.

Simulated-Based Analysis of Recovery Actions under Vendor-Managed Inventory Amid Black Swan Disruptions in the Semiconductor Industry: a Case Study from Infineon Technologies Ag


Through simulation modeling, this research highlighted the interactions of key system parameters in a disruption phase under different scenarios. A multi-period, multi-echelon serial supply chain was studied with agent-based and discrete-event simulation.

Energy-Efficient Semiconductor Manufacturing: Establishing an Ecological Operating Curve


The semiconductor industry is facing pressure to reduce its extensive energy consumption, which requires transparency on the relationship between energy efficiency and original planning objectives. This paper aims to develop an extension to the existing Operating Curve concept by investigating the effect of utilization on energy efficiency. It uses the results of discrete-event simulation on a fab level to verify the novel concept.

Data-Driven Simulation for Production Balancing and Optimization: a Case Study in the Fashion Luxury Industry


As widely reported in the literature, the leather luxury accessories industry is characterized by a highly fragmented supply chain. Frequent changes in the production mix had to be managed, often requiring the re-optimization or even re-design of production flows. The objective of this paper was to propose a data-driven simulation model for production balancing and optimization in this sector.

Applying a Hybrid Model to Solve the Job-Shop Scheduling Problem with Preventive Maintenance, Sequence-Dependent Setup Times, and Unknown Processing Times


The job-shop scheduling problem was considered with sequence-dependent setup times and preventive maintenance constraints. A hybrid model combining discrete-event simulation and an optimization algorithm in Python was applied to simulate the production process and solve the job-shop problem.

Simulation Model of a Multi-Hospital Critical Care Network


A discrete event simulation model was developed for a network of eight major intensive care units (ICUs) as well as high-acuity units (HAUs) in British Columbia, Canada. The simulation model will be used to develop strategies for managing the combined impacts of COVID-19 and seasonal influenza without the need for extensive public health interventions to limit transmission.