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T. Sobottka, F. Kamhuber, J. Henjes, W. Sihn:
"A case study for simulation and optimization based planning of production and logistics systems";
Talk: Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), Las Vegas; 2017-12-03 - 2017-12-06; in: "Proceedings of the 2017 Winter Simulation Conference", W. Chan, A. D´Ambrogio et al. (ed.); IEEE, Dezember (2017), 12 pages.

This paper introduces a practical approach for the comprehensive simulation based planning and optimization of the production and logistics of a discrete goods manufacturer. Although simulation and optimization are well-established planning aides in production and logistics, their actual application in the field is still scarce, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This is largely due to the complexity of the planning task and lack of practically applicable approaches for real-life planning scenarios. This paper provides a case study from the food industry, featuring a comprehensive planning approach based on simulation and optimization. The approach utilizes an offline-coupled multilevel simulation to smooth production and logistics planning via optimization, to optimally configure the production system using discrete-event simulation and to optimize the logistics network utilizing an agent-based simulation. The connected simulation and optimization modules can enhance the production logistics significantly, potentially providing a reference approach for similar industry applications.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2017.8248064

http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/publik_266694.pdf