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Title:

Simulation Based Decision Support System For Cut-To-Size Plants

Authors:

Robert Schoech, Susanne Schmid, Christian Hillbrand

Published in:

 

(2011).ECMS 2011 Proceedings edited by: T. Burczynski, J. Kolodziej, A. Byrski, M. Carvalho. European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2011 

 

ISBN: 978-0-9564944-2-9

 

25th European Conference on Modelling and Simulation,

Jubilee Conference

Krakow, June 7-10, 2011

 

Citation format:

Schoech, R., Schmid, S., & Hillbrand, C. (2011). Simulation Based Decision Support System For Cut-To-Size Plants. ECMS 2011 Proceedings edited by: T. Burczynski, J. Kolodziej, A. Byrski, M. Carvalho (pp. 394-400). European Council for Modeling and Simulation. doi:10.7148/2011-0394-0400

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.7148/2011-0394-0400

Abstract:

Cut-to-size plants are very complex systems, which are used to process several kinds of panels. The acquisition, planning, implementation and operation of these systems impose lots of challenges. To support the process from retail to operation of cut-to-size plants, a new simulation based decision support tool has been developed. This planning tool offers entirely new opportunities for system experts to model, animate, simulate and emulate cut-to-size processes. In this paper, we discuss centrally and hierarchically controlled real time systems and derive a conceptual design to explain the implemented reproduction of the virtual system. We introduce the system architecture for our simulation based decision support tool and examine our approach to model large- scale plant systems. Apart from this, we present our method to process the orders which are generated on the control system and to handle them as discrete event tasks in the virtual system. Finally, based on the findings of the realization and testing of the tool, this paper discusses the opportunities arising from this approach as well as its future potential.

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