A Four-Day Study Helps Home Building Move Indoors

By simulating Glaize Components' new wall panel production line, we sought to increase the capacity of this advanced CAD/CAM flexible manufacturing system. Developing the model was complicated by healthy industry skepticism, a short time window, and limited resources. By adhering strictly to a...

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Published in:Interfaces (Providence) 1996-07, Vol.26 (4), p.13-24
Main Authors: Mullens, Michael A, Toleti, Rajesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assembly lines
Bridges
Buildings
CAD
CAM
Case studies
Components industry
Computer aided design
Computer aided manufacturing
Construction industry
Conveyors
Delay lines
Flexible manufacturing systems
Home building
Houses
Housing
Industrial engineering
industries: construction
Modeling
Operations research
Production increases
Simulation
simulation: applications
Simulations
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Summary:By simulating Glaize Components' new wall panel production line, we sought to increase the capacity of this advanced CAD/CAM flexible manufacturing system. Developing the model was complicated by healthy industry skepticism, a short time window, and limited resources. By adhering strictly to a condensed, yet comprehensive project plan and using high quality animation, the project team overcame these barriers. Simulation results suggested that Glaize could increase production line capacity eight percent by resequencing, alternating between interior and exterior panels. Gaining confidence from the simulation results, Glaize tried alternating panels, and it worked. The change has yielded a seven to 10 percent increase in line capacity with minimal increases in capital and labor.
ISSN:0092-2102
2644-0865
1526-551X
2644-0873
DOI:10.1287/inte.26.4.13