TITLE:
Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of a Poly-Bag Manufacturing System
AUTHORS:
R. A. R. C. Gopura, T. S. S. Jayawardane
KEYWORDS:
Poly-Bag; Manufacturing System; Monte Carlo Sampling; System Simulation
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.4 No.5,
May
24,
2012
ABSTRACT: The cost of raw material of poly-bags increases and fluctuates with an unpredictable trend. Further, legal restrictions imposed on some types of polythene products adversely affects for the demand. In this context, entrepreneurs engaging in poly-bag manufacturing face major challenges. With the purview of optimizing the poly-bag manufacturing process, authors attempted to analyze, model and simulate the poly-bag manufacturing process in the light of posed challenges. This paper presents preliminary analysis, modeling and simulation strategies of a poly-bag manufacturing system. In addition, a risk prioritization method is proposed in the preliminary analysis and also a simulation tool is developed.