Production modeling with PRISIM

Abstract

This paper describes a software modeling facility that has been developed to provide a powerful and general capability in the production systems simulation area. Based upon the Gasp simulation language, this facility enables one to independently define the five major facets of a production system simulator: workload, workflow, factory operations, factory network configuration, and resource requirements. This simulator is being used to investigate production anomolies, to approximate resource requirements, and to assess production capabilities under varying environmental scenarios. It has proved to be a flexible, valuable tool for the simulation of job-shop activities for factory network configurations using man and machine resources.