Using Simulation Early in the Design of a Fuel Injector Production Line

  • Authors:

  • Mustafa H. Tongarlak;Bruce Ankenman;Barry L. Nelson;Laurent Borne;Kyle Wolfe

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208;Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208;Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208;McKinsey & Company, Chicago, Illinois 60603;Delphi Corporation, West Henrietta, New York 14586

  • Venue:
  • Interfaces
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe how Delphi Corporation used simulation in the concept-development phase of a new multimillion-dollar fuel injector production line. Delphi wanted to assess the financial viability of production targets and identify the critical features of the line on which it would focus its design-improvement efforts.