TY - JOUR
T1 - Automated simulator development
T2 - A strategy for modeling modular housing production
AU - Nasereddin, Mahdi
AU - Mullens, Michael A.
AU - Cope, Dayana
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was sponsored, in large part, by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs under cooperative agreement no. DE-FC36-99GO10478 administered by the U.S. DOE Golden field office. This support does not constitute an endorsement by DOE of the views expressed in this report. The authors appreciate the encouragement and support from George James, program manager in Washington, DC and Keith Bennett, project officer in Golden, CO.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - This paper describes an automated approach for developing discrete event simulation models for the modular housing industry. A modular home is produced in a factory and is transported to the construction site in modules. The manufacturing process is complex, combining line flow product movement with a complex precedence network and physical constraints. This paper describes elements commonly found in modular manufacturing and summarizes an approach for automating the model development process using ProModel and Visual Basic. A case study is presented to verify advantages, which include a substantial reduction in model development time and improved modeling consistency and quality.
AB - This paper describes an automated approach for developing discrete event simulation models for the modular housing industry. A modular home is produced in a factory and is transported to the construction site in modules. The manufacturing process is complex, combining line flow product movement with a complex precedence network and physical constraints. This paper describes elements commonly found in modular manufacturing and summarizes an approach for automating the model development process using ProModel and Visual Basic. A case study is presented to verify advantages, which include a substantial reduction in model development time and improved modeling consistency and quality.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.autcon.2006.04.003
DO - 10.1016/j.autcon.2006.04.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33846021274
SN - 0926-5805
VL - 16
SP - 212
EP - 223
JO - Automation in Construction
JF - Automation in Construction
IS - 2
ER -