Discrete-event simulation Archives

Commercial simulation project failures

Discrete-event simulation has been around for a long time. Growing computation power has aided the application of discrete-event simulation in recent years. This is especially true with regards to visualization and animation of the models themselves. However, the method, related […]

Job shop scheduling challenges

Mathematical programming is a powerful tool for supply chain management and production planning. It can also be used for job shop scheduling, next to other popular application domains such as network design and pricing. Application of mathematical programming to job […]

Visualizing stats with salabim (DES, Python)

Having introduced salabim for discrete-event simulation (DES) in Python I want to follow-up on its stats-related functionality. I do so in today’s blog post: Stats with salabim! Discrete-event simulation, job shop, and Python Discrete-event simulation is one of several simulation […]

Job shop simulation with salabim in Python

Following my recent article on job shop simulation in Python with SimPy I was asked to also publish an example covering salabim in Python. SimPy and salabim have similar syntax, with some differences. Both are used for discrete-event simulation (DES) […]

Visualizing SimPy job shop simulation

I am following up on my recent simplified job shop simulation example in SimPy. Today I want to show you how you can collect simulation data in a SimPy simulation model. I will use the data for data visualization. As […]

Discrete-event simulation (DES) use cases

Discrete-event simulation (DES) can be applied to a wide range of industries and domains where events occur in a discrete, sequential manner. It is applied when a system is so complex that it cannot be understood or solved with analytical […]

Job shop simulation in SimPy

Today another technical post with a quick introduction to job shop simulation in SimPy – another discrete-event simulation model development option in Python. This package is among my favorite simulation tools. You can see some examples that I built with […]

Discrete-event simulation software list

Looking for a list of discrete-event simulation software I have established a list of DES tools for you! Some of the tools list here are commercial while other are free. Some of them are even open source. Some tools are […]

Start-up & shutdown production simulation

At Production Support 56, we specialise in process improvement and manufacturing simulation. We have modelled many production lines and generally find that when a line is up to speed that it is relatively efficient. The more fruitful opportunities to improve […]

Assembly line simulation and line balancing

This article covers assembly line process simulation and simulation-based line balancing. The simulation model is used for balancing lines and assembly processes. I implemented this tool with software packages that do not cost any license fees. In other publications on […]

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