A Quantitative Analysis of Cellular Manufacturing in Apparel Industry by Using Simulation
Abstract: This research, by
using the SIMIO simulation platform, provides a quantitative and comparative
analysis of how the efficiency of four different cell production modes is
affected. It is hoped that the outcomes will be of some help for garment
factories to optimize their production lines.
Design/methodology/approach: The SIMIO simulation platform was employed
in the research and comparisons were made of the simulation test results about
the four different production modes.
Findings: The operation mode, number of operators, and number of buffer
areas are key factors affecting the production line efficiency, and need to be
reasonably set to achieve the highest efficiency.
Originality/value: As most research literature so far is qualitative,
this research provided a simulation-based quantitative analysis of the
production efficiency under different cell production modes.
Author: Guoqiang Pan
Journal Code: jptindustrigg140086
