Getting to know the theoretical basis of simulation of discrete events. The theory and practice of using commercial software tools for building simulation models of manufacturing and logistics systems.

Student responsibilities:

Grading and evaluation of student work over the course of instruction and at a final exam:

Created seminar (simulation model and results) 30%, presentation and defence of seminar 20%, writen mid-term exam 50%.

Methods of monitoring quality that ensure acquisition of exit competences:

Active participation in class. Control of understanding the subject matter through consultations during work on seminar. Written exam (mid-term exam of theoretical part).

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to (learning outcomes):

Explain the basics of the Discrete Event Simulation (DES) and determine when this is a useful engineering tool. Plan and execute the simulation project according to the structured recognized methodology of the project for the simulation of production or logistics systems. Create a simulation model of a complex manufacturing or logistics system using a professional (commercial) DES toolkit. Plan, design and run experiments to improve the manufacturing or logistics system based on the DES model.

Lectures

1. Introduction to system simulations.

2. Discrete Events Simulation (DES) - Definition, Terminology, Application Examples.

3. DES model design methodology (planning, model building, model verification and validation, experiment and results analysis).

4. Simulation languages and professional simulation tools.

5. Enterprise Dynamics10 (ED10) software suite. Objects (concept of atoms). Connecting Objects, Attributes, Event Management.

6. Application of ED10 - examples of simulation of queues, simulation and modeling on the computer.

7. Application of ED10 - examples of simulation of production process and assembly, modeling on the computer.

8. Application of ED10 - examples of simulation of production process and assembly, modeling on the computer (continued).

9. Application of ED10 - examples of packaging / depackaging process, modeling on the computer.

10. Application of ED10 -examples of material handling (conveyors, robots, cranes), modeling on the computer.

11. Application of the ED10 - examples of simulation of internal transport with vehicles, modeling on the computer.

12. Application of the ED10 - examples of simulation of internal transport with vehicles, modeling on the computer (continued).

13. Application of ED10 - examples of storage system simulation, modeling on the computer.

14. Application of ED10 - examples of storage system simulation and modeling on the computer (continued).

15. Application of ED10 - 3D visualization and animation using simulation software.

Exercises

1. Defining seminars.

2. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

3. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

4. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

5. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

6. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

7. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

8. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

9. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

10. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

11. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

12. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

13. Individual work on seminars with consultations (model, experiment, results).

14. Presentation of seminars.

15. Presentations of seminars.

Compulsory literature:

Enterprise Dynamics 10 - user manuals, Incontrol, 2017.

Banks J et al., Discrete-Event System Simulation, 4th ed., 2005.

Robinson S., Discrete-event simulation: from the pioneers to the present, what next?, Journal of Operational Research Society, 56 (6), 2005.

Heragu, S., Facilities Design, PWS Publishing, Boston, 1997.

Recommended literature:

Robinson S., Simulation: The Practice of Model Development and Use, Wiley, 2014.

Randell L., On Discrete-Event Simulation and Integration in the Manufacturing System Development Process, Lund University, 2002.