Abstract
A seven-stage planning procedure for the design of automated production systems is outlined and the need for simulation as a system layout planning and evaluation tool is highlighted. The general data requirements for developing a simulator are then reviewed and an analysis of automated production systems identifies the relevant data for the simulation of such systems. A case study of an automated production system is presented and each stage in the development of a simulation model for the system, using a conventional simulation language, is described. As a result, the weaknesses in conventional simulation languages with respect to database management are revealed. An overview of database management systems is then given and relational database systems are selected as the most applicable database structure for simulation. The implementation of VAX Rdb to an internally developed data driven simulator for flexible assembly system is described. (from authors' abstract)
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Unknown Host Publication Title |
| Publisher | Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elsevier Science Publishers BV |
| ISBN (Print) | 0444886583, 9780444886583 |
| Publication status | Published - 1990 |