Discrete event simulation and production system design for Rockwell hardness test blocks

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Scheinman, David Eliot
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
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Jung-Hoon Chun.
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Abstract
The research focuses on increasing production volume and decreasing costs at a hardness test block manufacturer. A discrete event simulation model is created to investigate potential system wide improvements. Using the results from the simulation a production work-cell is proposed that will allow a single worker to operate 7 machines at a rate that exceeds existing production rates. This results in the workforce being reduced by a factor of four while reducing product lead-time by 30% and increasing throughput by 50%.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2009.
 
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 41).
 
Date issued
2009
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55233
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Mechanical Engineering.
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