Open AccessDiscrete Events Simulation Method for Analyze Cycle Time: A Case Study in the Plastics Industry Sector
Author(s) -
Alicia Troncoso,
Abril Pérez Sánchez,
Juan Manuel González
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/844/1/012063
Subject(s) - discrete event simulation , position (finance) , process (computing) , simulation software , work (physics) , software , computer science , investment (military) , industrial engineering , operations research , plan (archaeology) , work in process , business , engineering , operations management , simulation , finance , mechanical engineering , archaeology , politics , law , political science , operating system , history , programming language
This work shows the potential of the Discrete-Event Simulation-DES-in a software modeling process applied to business decision making, using a descriptive methodology in a productive process of a manufacturing plastic bags company. The analysis identified the process characteristics and built a simulated model in Arena® software. Simulation shown variability in the process greater than 50% in the cycle time, which negatively affects the economic interests of the company, impacting opportunities to supply the market risking its position with other companies in the sector. The method implemented in the present work allows to know the critical points of the process, evaluate them and project a path to obtain the optimal or most viable solution, and propose modifications rising up the probability of success of any improvement plan. This makes any economic investment or locative change a desition-making quantitative supported.