TY - CHAP

T1 - The Impact of AGVs and Priority Rules in a Real Production Setup – A Simulation Study

AU - Müller, Kristin

AU - Andrew, Annabell

AU - Heger, Jens

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.

PY - 2024/4/8

Y1 - 2024/4/8

N2 - This real-world simulation study analyzes a newly planned factory layout of a production company. Therefore, the first goal is the validation of the layout concerning bottlenecks, e.g., buffers, machines, and the planned transportation organization. The second goal is the analysis of different possible improvements, regarding scheduling (different priority rules) and automatic transportation with Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). The best number of AGVs in terms of cost and logistic service level for the selected scenario is determined by the simulation study. Scheduling methods for jobs and AGVs are also compared, since they have high impact on the goal criteria, e.g., lead times. The study shows, that the selected layout including machine capacities is able to handle the estimated amount of occurring jobs in the future. Further, an effective setup for the scenario could be found, which also supports the requirements of flexibility.

AB - This real-world simulation study analyzes a newly planned factory layout of a production company. Therefore, the first goal is the validation of the layout concerning bottlenecks, e.g., buffers, machines, and the planned transportation organization. The second goal is the analysis of different possible improvements, regarding scheduling (different priority rules) and automatic transportation with Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). The best number of AGVs in terms of cost and logistic service level for the selected scenario is determined by the simulation study. Scheduling methods for jobs and AGVs are also compared, since they have high impact on the goal criteria, e.g., lead times. The study shows, that the selected layout including machine capacities is able to handle the estimated amount of occurring jobs in the future. Further, an effective setup for the scenario could be found, which also supports the requirements of flexibility.

KW - AGVs

KW - Priority rules

KW - Production planning

KW - Sequencing

KW - Simulation study

KW - Engineering

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UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/aec3dd89-3411-3bcb-9868-8110c4215e38/

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-56826-8_19

DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-56826-8_19

M3 - Article in conference proceedings

AN - SCOPUS:85191316286

SN - 978-3-031-56825-1

T3 - Lecture Notes in Logistics

SP - 249

EP - 260

BT - Dynamics in Logistics

A2 - Freitag, Michael

A2 - Kinra, Aseem

A2 - Kotzab, Herbert

A2 - Megow, Nicole

PB - Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

ER -