Internal Logistics Simulation for a New Production Line under a Risk Assessment Approach: A Simulation study at Company X focusing on Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Production engineering (MPPEN), MSc
Publicerad
2020
Författare
Jalige Ravikumar, Kushal
Manjunath, Tarun
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With many industries adhered to the Industrie 4.0, the competitiveness in
different domains are prevailing. The technologies are advanced for numerous advantages,
trying to benefit in all possible ways. With mass-customization leading to
an increase in product variety, urges companies to deliver the products on time, in
which, the internal logistics in the production units plays a vital role. Simulating
this internal logistic flows helps the companies to predict the flow of materials, material
requirement & identify the bottlenecks in the flow. Simulation greatly reduces
the cost and time required for bringing a logistic flow into function. Simulation
projects are crucial and care should be taken such that a minimum of risk should
be faced while conducting these projects.
The project team (students conducting the thesis work) develops a framework
on how to perform a risk analysis study in a simulation project in theory and application.
The thesis starts with building a simulation model for the logistic flow
of materials required for the assembly of components at Company X expecting to
satisfy their customers with effective delivery. The model is built using the Banks
Methodology. This thesis deals with the different kind of risks that might be faced
while conducting a simulation project, how to identify, evaluate and mitigate the
risk using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) tool. The simulation project
at the company is used as a base to conduct FMEA.
By the end of the report, the readers can find the results obtained from the
simulation study. The model and the results will help the company to evaluate their
logistic flow. Also, the FMEA methodology will facilitate the company to identify
future risks and serves as a guideline on how to perform a risk assessment. This
FMEA methodology can be followed for any simulation projects. The thesis team
also provides improvement suggestions for the company.
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internal logistics, discrete event simulation, material handling, , failure mode and effect analysis, risk analysis