Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation

Capacity planning plays a key role in the overall performance of an industries business and it is the new challenges for Malaysia manufacturing firms to maintain and practice it. In this study, a long series of discuss about the capacity planning in plastic injection molding operation using arena sim...

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Main Author: Li Mei, Tan
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2014
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spelling ump-109562015-10-28T07:03:52Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10956/ Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation Li Mei, Tan TP Chemical technology Capacity planning plays a key role in the overall performance of an industries business and it is the new challenges for Malaysia manufacturing firms to maintain and practice it. In this study, a long series of discuss about the capacity planning in plastic injection molding operation using arena simulation software. Simulation as a decision making tool to evaluate the capacity utilization in term of Worker and material use in the operation. Simulation tool simulate the current facility and to analyze and evaluate the operation’s performance and determines the real factors measures to be undertaken in future to improve the efficiency of the plastic injection molding plant. The factors comprise the insufficient utilize of manpower, machines, and materials cause the running production slow and delay time for shipping finished goods to customers. Model will be developed in simulation software as same as real operation and test run to identifies the problems. Try-and-error to increase or decrease capacity of materials in duration of working time to the model will be tested several times in order to determine an improvement to enhance the operation. What-if analysis and scenario planning will be discussed by referring to the improvement model to identify the impact and provide better solution for future improvement 2014 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10956/1/FIM%20-%20TAN%20LI%20MEI%20%28CD9003%29.pdf Li Mei, Tan (2014) Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation. Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:91237&theme=UMP2
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Li Mei, Tan
Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation
description Capacity planning plays a key role in the overall performance of an industries business and it is the new challenges for Malaysia manufacturing firms to maintain and practice it. In this study, a long series of discuss about the capacity planning in plastic injection molding operation using arena simulation software. Simulation as a decision making tool to evaluate the capacity utilization in term of Worker and material use in the operation. Simulation tool simulate the current facility and to analyze and evaluate the operation’s performance and determines the real factors measures to be undertaken in future to improve the efficiency of the plastic injection molding plant. The factors comprise the insufficient utilize of manpower, machines, and materials cause the running production slow and delay time for shipping finished goods to customers. Model will be developed in simulation software as same as real operation and test run to identifies the problems. Try-and-error to increase or decrease capacity of materials in duration of working time to the model will be tested several times in order to determine an improvement to enhance the operation. What-if analysis and scenario planning will be discussed by referring to the improvement model to identify the impact and provide better solution for future improvement
format Undergraduates Project Papers
author Li Mei, Tan
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title Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation
title_short Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation
title_full Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation
title_fullStr Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation
title_full_unstemmed Modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation
title_sort modeling plastics injection molding operation using simulation
publishDate 2014
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10956/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10956/1/FIM%20-%20TAN%20LI%20MEI%20%28CD9003%29.pdf
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