The paper presents a new framework for carrying out simulations of continuous-time stochastic processes by exploiting a discrete event approach. The application scope of this work mainly refers to industrial production processes executed on a continuous flow of material (e.g. food and beverage industry) as well as production processes working on discrete units but characterized by a high speed flow (e.g. automated packaging lines). The proposed model, developed adopting the DEVS formalism, defines a single generalized base unit able to represent, by means of an event scheme generated by state changes, the base behaviors needed for the modeling of a generic manufacturing unit, that is, (i) breakdowns and repairs, (ii) speed and accumulation, and (iii) throughput time. Moreover, the possibility to keep trace of additional measures of parameters related to the process and the flowing material (i.e. temperature, concentration of pollutant, and so on) is also considered. Since these parameters can change over time in a continuous manner with respect to some laws that depend on contingent conditions, the possibility to transmit those laws as functions is introduced in the model.

SIMULATING CONTINUOUS TIME PRODUCTION FLOWS IN FOOD INDUSTRY BY MEANS OF DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION / Bursi, Fabio; Ferrara, Andrea; Grassi, Andrea; Ronzoni, Chiara. - STAMPA. - (2013), pp. 95-102. (Intervento presentato al convegno The 12th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation tenutosi a Athens, Greece nel September 25-27 2013).

SIMULATING CONTINUOUS TIME PRODUCTION FLOWS IN FOOD INDUSTRY BY MEANS OF DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION

BURSI, FABIO;FERRARA, Andrea;GRASSI, Andrea;RONZONI , CHIARA
2013

Abstract

The paper presents a new framework for carrying out simulations of continuous-time stochastic processes by exploiting a discrete event approach. The application scope of this work mainly refers to industrial production processes executed on a continuous flow of material (e.g. food and beverage industry) as well as production processes working on discrete units but characterized by a high speed flow (e.g. automated packaging lines). The proposed model, developed adopting the DEVS formalism, defines a single generalized base unit able to represent, by means of an event scheme generated by state changes, the base behaviors needed for the modeling of a generic manufacturing unit, that is, (i) breakdowns and repairs, (ii) speed and accumulation, and (iii) throughput time. Moreover, the possibility to keep trace of additional measures of parameters related to the process and the flowing material (i.e. temperature, concentration of pollutant, and so on) is also considered. Since these parameters can change over time in a continuous manner with respect to some laws that depend on contingent conditions, the possibility to transmit those laws as functions is introduced in the model.
2013
The 12th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation
Athens, Greece
September 25-27 2013
95
102
Bursi, Fabio; Ferrara, Andrea; Grassi, Andrea; Ronzoni, Chiara
SIMULATING CONTINUOUS TIME PRODUCTION FLOWS IN FOOD INDUSTRY BY MEANS OF DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION / Bursi, Fabio; Ferrara, Andrea; Grassi, Andrea; Ronzoni, Chiara. - STAMPA. - (2013), pp. 95-102. (Intervento presentato al convegno The 12th International Conference on Modeling and Applied Simulation tenutosi a Athens, Greece nel September 25-27 2013).
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