GIHMS
A factory simulator designed to model production operations in an industrialized housing manufacturing facility; addresses typical questions such as: a) How will changes in staffing, process technology, procedures, and facility layout impact operations and costs in an existing facility? b) What are existing bottlenecks in operations and how can they best be resolved? c) As market share and product mix changes, when do new bottlenecks arise and should they be resolved prior to posing significant problems? d) How will a proposed new facility perform and how can the design be improved prior to actual construction? GIHMS (Generic Industrialized Housing Manufacturing Simulator) will be sufficiently generic to model a range of industry segments, factory configurations, and equipment choices. Early versions will focus on frame and stress skin panelizers.
Keywords
industrialized housing production operations
Validation/Testing
N/A
Expertise Required
Medium level of computer literacy; thorough understanding of factory operations; training required.
Users
still under development.
Audience
Engineers, factory managers.
Input
Factory and product mix defined using Windows
Output
Wide range of predefined operational performance and cost measures; user- defined format.
Computer Platform
PC-compatible, 486 or higher, with math coprocessor; 8 megabytes of RAM.
Programming Language
Microsoft Windows; Excel; Paradox; Promodel.
Strengths
Ability to model complex factory environments with far less effort than conventional simulation approaches.
Weaknesses
Initial software development effort.
Contact
Company: |
Center for Engineered Buildings |
Address: |
University of Central Florida |
Telephone: |
(407) 823-5703 |
Facsimile: |
(407) 823-5704 |
E-mail: |
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Website: |
Availability
Under development.