The use of computational simulation for imrovement in productive processes: an application of the queen theory with the use of simulators

Abstract

The computational simulation within the productive processes has been used more frequently because they offer many advantages, one being the possibility to anticipate results of processes without physical intervention in the productive environment. This study was based on the PREMOLDE industry’s need to improve its productivity indicators. For this, the research proposed to simulate and analyze the different scenarios of the process with the objective of demonstrating how the computational simulation contributes to the improvement of the productive processes, keeping the focus in the sector of armature manufacturing, aiming at suggesting incremental improvements with the to achieve better results in productivity. The IDEF-SIM method was used to elaborate the conceptual model of the productive process, in order to support Arena® software. It is concluded that it was possible to demonstrate through the analysis of the data provided by the simulation, that it is possible to improve productivity, with a change in the production process focused on the points demonstrated by the software Arena® proving that it is possible to obtain improvements in the transportation times of the raw material, stocking and time of occupation of the operator.