Computers in Industry - CIMOSA: CIM open systems architecture evolution and applications in enterprise engineering and integration
Improving time-to-market using SDL tools and techniques
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking - special issue on MSC and SDL in project life cycles
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
Proceedings of the 34th conference on Winter simulation: exploring new frontiers
Simulation standards: a framework for standard modular simulation
Proceedings of the 34th conference on Winter simulation: exploring new frontiers
Using autonomous modular material handling equipment for manufacturing flexibility
WSC '04 Proceedings of the 36th conference on Winter simulation
A methodology for input data management in discrete event simulation projects
Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Winter Simulation
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Discrete Event Simulation (DES) is ranked among the top three tools for management support. However, it lags in becoming the successful tool in the industry that many experts have predicted. In this paper, sixteen projects accomplished in the area of DES have been analyzed in order to find the reasons for this delay. Most important is the lack of reliable manufacturing data in companies. This is due to inadequate practices within the organization, thus forcing users to build simulation models with estimated data. The paper also answers other questions as to why DES is an underutilized decision tool. DES is an information-intensive tool for decision-making, but has weak support concerning working procedures within organizations. Continuous generation of manufacturing data at all levels has to be supported by the working procedure in order to increase the use of DES as an everyday tool. How to improve this situation also is discussed.