Conceptual Design and Simulation of an Automotive Body Shop Assembly Line [chapter]

Remiel Feno, Aline Cauvin, Alain Ferrarini
2014 Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing  
This research work deals with assembly line design and its performance measurement at early stage of a project. The objective is to support decision process on strategical choices regarding the future system configuration. In this perspective, simulation and digital factory concept represent tools and related methodologies to support manufacturing design process, taking into account the whole system lifecycle. However, these model based approaches usually focus on detailed design and less on
more » ... ceptual design where key decisions are made based on preliminary analysis and usually little available information. In this paper, conceptual models of an assembly line are presented to support the designer's choices and solution analysis. Business process modeling and simulation are explored to address this issue. Several scenarios and preliminary ideas on process layout and structure are evaluated.
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-04313-5_14 fatcat:jkkmen6eb5f4xamfdhtjjrsz2y