Analysis of a bakery production system using discrete simulation

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to analyse different production scenarios of a company, and propose improvements with the use of discrete event simulation. We use a simulation tool, SIMIO software, to reproduce the existing production layout of the company. Our purpose is to gather relevant information about the actual production system behaviour, and to find strategies to increase the production level to meet the market demand. Based on initial simulation model, some production scenarios were developed involving the production of different products. The analysis of the developed models highlighted the need for improvements. Among the obtained results, the creation of different mixed production scenarios allowed to increase the production level while maintaining the current existing resources. The results of this work can be easily implemented in the company in order to increase the production level without increasing costs since they do not involve the purchase of new equipment. In conclusion, this study highlighted the ability of the simulation technique to analyse manufacturing processes throughout the creation of different scenarios providing insights on the production process improving the companies’ productive performanceinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

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