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Simulation‐Aided Material Flow Control and Strategic Cost Analysis of a Processing Plant
Author(s) -
Blömer F.,
Günther H.O.,
Kaminiarz B.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4125(200005)23:5<401::aid-ceat401>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - schedule , production (economics) , material flow , resource (disambiguation) , production schedule , manufacturing engineering , simulation software , process engineering , process (computing) , simulation modeling , product (mathematics) , software , process simulation , discrete event simulation , computer science , engineering , control (management) , chemical plant , scheduling (production processes) , simulation , operations management , mathematics , macroeconomics , ecology , computer network , biology , microeconomics , operating system , geometry , programming language , economics , artificial intelligence , environmental engineering
This paper describes a simulation study of production operations and process‐related costs in a multiproduct chemical plant. The study was carried out as the central constituent of a business re‐engineering project. The aim was to develop a simulation model, employing the SiMPLE++ simulation software, that can generate a detailed production schedule and the corresponding resource allocation for a plant producing high volumes of phosphate. The simulation model also provides an authentic assessment of operational expenses by determining product‐ and order‐related costs and by identifying the major cost drivers.