Excel-Based Simulation on Problems of Two-Stage Assembly Line Queuing

It is difficult to design mathematic models for the problems of assembly line queuing in the workshop, and simulation is usually made in the computer. But it requires that the researchers have high level of computer proficiency to build up a simulation model with a computer language. Taking Excel as a tool, we have established a simulation model for the problems of two-stage assembly line queuing. With this model, we can not only easily examine the production efficiency of this assembly line, but also examine whether enlarging the space between the two workstations could impose some influences upon the productivity of assembly lines and the waiting time.