Globalisation is posing several challenges to the manufacturing sector. Design and
operation of manufacturing systems are of great economic importance. Factory performance …

Simulation models are abstractions of a real-world, or proposed real-world, system. In other
words, the models do not contain every aspect and detail of the system that they are …

Competition and the drive for profits are forcing companies to implement various productivity
improvement efforts. Implementation of total productive maintenance (TPM) techniques has …

This paper presents the development of a knowledge-based system for selection of cutting
tools and conditions of turning operations. The system developed can be used to select the …

This paper discusses shortfalls in relation to the requirements gathering phases of
simulation. While many developments have taken place around supporting the model …

Simulation by a software model, is one of the most frequently used techniques for the
analysis and design of manufacturing systems. In the software engineering research area …

Discrete event simulation (DES) has been widely applied to modelling and simulation of
computer and engineering systems and is an active field of research that has now evolved …

This paper proposes an integrated modelling framework for the analysis of manufacturing
systems that can increase the capacity of modelling tools for rapidly creating a structured …

Featured Application The assessment and modeling of manufacturing systems for their
management and control, considering all the related areas, flows, and factors involved in …

This paper proposes the architecture of a PLC programming environment that enables a
visual verification of PLC programs that integrates a PLC program with a corresponding …