A part arrives every 10 minutes to a system having three workstations (A, B, and C), where
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A part arrives every 10 minutes to a system having three workstations (A, B, and C), where each workstation has a single machine; the f rst part arrives at time 0. There are four part types, each with equal probability of arriving. The process plans for the four part types are given here. The entries for the process times are the parameters for a triangular distribution (in minutes). Part Type Workstation/ Process Time Workstation/ Process Time Workstation/ Process Time Part 1 A 5.5,9.5,13.5 C 8.5,14.1,19.7 Part 2 A 8.9,13.5,18.1 B 9,15,21 C 4.3,8.5,12.7 Part 3 A 8.4,12,15.6 B 5.3,9.5,13.7 Part 4 B 9.3,12.6,16.0 C 8.6,11.4,14.2 Assume that the transfer time between arrival and the f rst station, between all stations, and between the last station and the system exit is 3 minutes. Use the Sequence feature to direct the parts through the system and to assign the processing times at each station. Use the Sets feature to collect cycle times (total times in system) for each of the part types separately. Animate your model (including the part transfers), run the simulation for a single replication of length 10,000 minutes, and collect statistics on the average part cycle time (report this in a text box in your Arena model f le).
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Simulation With Arena
ISBN: 9780073401317
6th Edition
Authors: W. David Kelton, Randall Sadowski, Nancy Zupick