• Besoa Rabenasolo, Ayda Kaddoussi

Production systems and supply chain modelling
The objective is to learn the different models and techniques for the evaluation and optimization of production systems, supply chains organization, and different management policies. The student will learn how to:

• evaluate the performance of production systems and supply chains.
• use analytical model for the evaluation.
• use a software for modelling and simulation of production systems.
• improve the performance of the existent system from analyzed results.

Knowledge of statistics and probability. Knowledge of textile production processes.

Production systems and supply chain modelling
I. Introduction

• Introduction to production systems modelling
• Necessity and Objectives of performance evaluation
• Overview of simulation tools

II. Models of production systems

• Simple analytical models
• Queuing networks theory

III. Simulation software

• Introduction to the simulation software: analysis of simulation results
• Optimizing resource assignment
• Simulating multiproduct systems
• Transport and routing, conveyor
• Modelling a textile workshop

Practical exam with the simulation software. Project with written report.

Lectures and workshops.

• David W. Kelton, Randall Sadowski, Deborah Sadowski, Simulation with Arena, McGraw-Hill Education, 2Rev Ed edition, 2001.
• ARENA User’s Guide, Rockwell Software
• Gross, Donald; Carl M. Harris, Fundamentals of Queueing Theory, Wiley, 1998.Myron Hlynka’s Queueing Theory Page http://www2.uwindsor.ca/~hlynka/queue.html
• David, R., H. Alla, Du Grafcet aux Réseaux de Petri, Hermes, Paris, 1992

English