Steel product transportation and storage simulation: a combined simulation/optimization approach

Authors:
Nobuyuki Ueno;Yoshiyuki Nakagawa;Yoshiro Okuno;Susumu Morito
Affiliations:
Mathematical Science Section, System Engineering Division, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., 1-3 Nishinagasu-Hondori, Amagasaki 660, Japan;Mathematical Science Section, System Engineering Division, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., 1-3 Nishinagasu-Hondori, Amagasaki 660, Japan;Mathematical Science Section, System Engineering Division, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., 1-3 Nishinagasu-Hondori, Amagasaki 660, Japan;Department of Industrial Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Ohkubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 160, Japan
Venue:
WSC '88 Proceedings of the 20th conference on Winter simulation
Year:
1988

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Abstract

Product transportation and storage in steel works are modeled in order to evaluate both facility specification and transportation rules. Discrete-event simulation together with mathematical optimization technique are carried out based on probability distribution which is determined by analysis of actual operating data. The model utilizes a combined network and discrete-event approach written under the SLAM II simulation language. Simulation results show that the proper configuration of facilities and suitable transportation rules contribute to the carriage efficiency and lead to the great reduction of transportation cost in steel works.