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Industrial workstations design: A real case study
No full textThis research work advances the effective design of the most critical workstations belonging to a real industrial plant. To this end, the authors propose an approach based on the integration of Modelling & Simulation (M&S) tools, several ergonomic standards and the best known work measurement tools. The effective design of the workstations is achieved by using the simulation model for comparing workstations' alternative configurations. The comparison is based on ergonomic and time indexes related to the ergonomic standards and the work measurement tools. Such comparison allows to choose the workstations' final configurations. Copyright © 2011 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Modelling, simulation and ergonomic standards as support tools for a workstation design in manufacturing system
No full textIt is the intent of the work to achieve the ergonomic effective design for a workstation belonging to a manufacturing system operating in the field of mechanical parts production. To this end, the NIOSH 81, NIOSH 91, Burandt Schultetus and OWAS analysis are accomplished for developing an improved workstation configuration in terms of interaction between humans and their working environment. Moreover the authors adopt an advanced approach based on Modeling & Simulation (M&S) in order to implement a three dimensional environment for recreating with satisfactory accuracy the real workstation and for detecting ergonomic problems that otherwise would be difficult to detect. In conclusion a final workstation configuration is proposed and significant ergonomics improvements are achieved
Modelling and simulation and ergonomic standards as support tools for a workstation design in manufacturing system
No full textIt is the intent of the work to achieve the ergonomic effective design of a workstation belonging to an industrial plant operating in the field of mechanical parts production. To this end, the authors propose an approach based on the integration of modelling and simulation tools and several ergonomic standards. Modelling and simulation tools are used to implement a three-dimensional environment capable of recreating, with satisfactory accuracy, the evolution over the time of the real workstation. The ergonomic standards are accomplished for evaluating and analysing the ergonomic risk level within the system being considered. Workstation modifications are incorporated in the simulation model and the effects (ergonomic risk level) of those changes are analysed for designing an improved workstation configuration in terms of interaction between operators and their industrial working environment. Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Scelte metodologiche eterogenee
No full textInternal Audit, Rivista pubblicata dall'Associazione Italiana Internal Auditor
Web-based Inventory Management: An application to a manufacturing plant
No full textThe focus of this paper is to present a simulation model integrated with a Web-based Inventory Management system for analyzing a manufacturing plant operating in the field of high pressure hydraulic hoses production. In particular, this research work proposes a simulation tool allowing company experts to solve problems related to material and orders' management and time scheduling information as well
A multimeasure-based methodology for the ergonomic effective design of manufacturing system workstations
No full textThe paper proposes a multimeasure-based methodology that can be used by production engineers for the ergonomic effective design of workstations within industrial environments. In particular the authors achieve the effective ergonomic design of the workstations belonging to a real industrial plant by using an approach based on multiple design parameters, Design of Experiments (DOE) and multiple performance measures. The industrial plant being considered is made up by 8 different workstations, 14 workers and it manufactures high-pressure hydraulic hoses. The design methodology aims at considering both the interaction of the operators with their working environment and the work methods. To this end, the workstations' actual configurations are compared with several alternative scenarios by using a well-planned experimental design. As support tool for applying the design methodology the authors use Modeling & Simulation (M&S) and a virtual three-dimensional environment for recreating, with satisfactory accuracy, the evolution over the time of the real industrial plant. Relevance to industry: The authors propose a methodology for the effective ergonomic design of workstations within industrial plants. The methodology based on multiple design parameters and multiple performance measures supports the design and the evaluation of workstations in terms of both ergonomics and work methods. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Operators training in container terminals by using advanced 3D simulation
No full textModeling & Simulation (M&S) provides nowadays one of the best solutions for personnel and managers training in complex environments. In the paper the authors propose an advanced simulator (HLA compliant) that recreates in a three-dimensional virtual environment the Gioia Tauro Container Terminal. The simulator includes four different federates (Straddle Carrier, Quay Crane, Reach stacker and Truck) and can be used to support marine workers training providing the sensation to be in a real container terminal environment. Simulator architecture and Federates/Federation description are provided
Container Handling Policy Design By Simulation Framework
No full textThis work focuses on containers handling problems due to new security issues in seaports. The need to find more efficient solutions, in particular in relation to the containers inspection phases, has lead the authors to use Modeling & Simulation as a cognitive tool. Several analyses have been made, aiming to evaluate the impact of some fundamental design parameters on the system performances. The proposed research is focusing on the use of Design of Experiments (DOE) to develop experimental campaign based on simulation runs for being analyzed by ANalysis Of VAriance (ANOVA) in order to obtain quantitative statistical results about the impact of different security procedures on logistics efficienc
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