Title :
System simulation and modeling of electronics demanufacturing facilities
Author :
Limaye, Ketan ; Caudill, Reggie J.
Author_Institution :
Multi-lifecycle Eng. Res. Center, New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A computer-based tool for simulating demanufacturing facilities from a systems perspective has been developed and validated using data from a small electronics demanufacturer. An activity-based cost model has been integrated into the simulation to examine the full operational and economic trade-offs associated with a demanufacturing business. Various improvement scenarios can be modeled and simulated to evaluate bottomline results from proposed changes in operations, resource utilization, equipment selection, and facility layout
Keywords :
digital simulation; electronic engineering computing; electronics industry; recycling; activity-based cost model; computer-based tool; demanufacturing business; economic trade-offs; electronics demanufacturing facilities; equipment selection; facility layout; operational trade-offs; resource utilization; system modeling; system simulation; Business; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Costs; Data engineering; Discrete event simulation; Layout; Object oriented modeling; Production facilities; Resource management;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1999. ISEE -1999. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Danvers, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5495-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1999.765883
