Environmental aspects in manufacturing system modelling and simulation-State of the art and research perspectives

Sebastian Thiede*, Yingying Seow, Jon Andersson, Björn Johansson

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Abstract

The efficient and effective usage of energy and resources is of rising importance in manufacturing companies. This paper argues that manufacturing system simulation is a promising way to realistically cope with those issues and simultaneously consider them with traditional target dimensions. Against this background, the paper analyses whether commercial simulation tools are already capable to address those aspects. It turns out that environmentally related aspects are currently not sufficiently considered as standard functions. Therefore, based on the analysis of on-going research work, different directions for further development are presented and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)78-87
Number of pages10
JournalCIRP journal of manufacturing science and technology
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Discrete event simulation
  • Energy modelling
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Life cycle assessment tools
  • Survey

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