Simulation of shipbuilding operations

Author

McLean, Charles ; Shao, Guodong

Author_Institution

Manuf. Simulation & Visualization Group, Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

870

Abstract

This paper discusses the objectives and requirements for a shipbuilding simulation. It presents an overview of a generic simulation of shipbuilding operations. The shipbuilding simulation model can be used as a tool to analyze the schedule impact of new workload, evaluate production scenarios, and identify resource problems. The simulation helps identify resource constraints and conflicts between competing jobs. The simulation can be used to show expected results of inserting new technologies or equipment into the shipyard, particularly with respect to operating costs and schedule impact. The use of DOD High Level Architecture (HLA) and Run Time Infrastructure (RTI) as an integration mechanism for distributed simulation is also discussed briefly

Keywords

digital simulation; manufacturing data processing; production control; production engineering computing; resource allocation; scheduling; ships; High Level Architecture; Run Time Infrastructure; distributed simulation; new workload; operating costs; production scenarios; resource problem identification; schedule impact; shipbuilding simulation; shipyard; Analytical models; Cost function; Data visualization; Job shop scheduling; NIST; Predictive models; Production; Shipbuilding industry; User interfaces; Virtual manufacturing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the Winter

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7307-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2001.977386

Filename

977386