Simulation of manufacturing systems
Proceedings of the 31st conference on Winter simulation: Simulation---a bridge to the future - Volume 1
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Applying energy aspects on simulation of energy-intensive production systems
WSC '05 Proceedings of the 37th conference on Winter simulation
Increased energy efficiency in a Swedish iron foundry through use of discrete event simulation
Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation
Simulation-based sustainable manufacturing system design
Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
Linking ergonomics simulation to production process development
Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
Enabling flexible manufacturing systems by using level of automation as design parameter
Winter Simulation Conference
Interoperability for simulation of sustainable manufacturing
SpringSim '10 Proceedings of the 2010 Spring Simulation Multiconference
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A sustainable manufacturing systems design using processes, methodologies, and technologies that are energy efficient and environmental friendly is desirable and essential for sustainable development of products and services. Efforts must be made to create and maintain such sustainable manufacturing systems. Discrete Event Simulation (DES) in combination with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system can be utilized to evaluate a manufacturing system performance taking into account environmental measures before actual construction or use of the manufacturing system. In this paper, we present a case study to show how DES can be utilized to generate requirements specification for manufacturing systems in the early stages of the design phase. Requirement specification denotes the description of the behavior of the system to be developed. The case study incorporates use of LCA data in combination with DES. Data for the model in the case study is partly provided through the format supported by the Core Manufacturing Simulation Data (CMSD) standardization effort. The case study develops a prototype paint shop model, and incorporates alternate decisions on energy use, choice of machines, and environmental bottleneck detection. The study results indicate the potential use of utilizing DES in combination with LCA data to generate requirements specification for designing sustainable manufacturing systems.