Simulation for optimization of window and door manufacturing process

持续改进策略的使用使公司能够不断发现改进的领域，并实施新的、更好的完成任务的方法。All Weather Windows是一家总部位于艾伯塔省埃德蒙顿的门窗制造商，该公司正在寻求创新的解决方案，以提高其在不断发展的市场中的**竞争力，包括基于工艺改进和自动化的变化。为了**实现这一点，该项目将(1)量化工厂的当前运营状态，以确定**浪费；(2)为工厂车间运营构建一个具有代表性的模拟模型；(3)确定和测试可基于生产线平衡和减少偏差进行优化的**流程。研究团队将**使用曲线拟合和离散事件模拟，基于团队在工厂车间的观察，构建一个代表生产**操作的模型。这将允许对**提议的改进进行虚拟测试，以便在不中断**生产过程的情况下验证对生产线的影响。研究小组将参观该设施，参加每两周一次的会议，并向公司人员介绍**项目里程碑，以建议未来工厂的改进。与**行业合作伙伴的合作将允许直接技术转让，因为高素质的人员将研究**流程，并与工厂的管理、规划和生产**人员讨论和完善任何拟议的改进。该项目旨在提高生产率和客户满意度，这对加拿大经济具有**整体效益，因为它将鼓励加拿大建筑业新技术的开发和应用**。

The employment of continuous improvement strategies enables companies to continually discover areas for**improvement and implement new and better ways of accomplishing tasks. All Weather Windows, a window**and door manufacturer based in Edmonton, Alberta, is seeking innovative solutions to boost its**competitiveness in an evolving market, including changes based on process improvements and automation. To**accomplish this, this project will (1) quantify the current state of operations in the plant in order to identify**waste, (2) construct a representative simulation model for the plant floor operations, and (3) identify and test**processes that can be optimized based on line balancing and variation reduction. The research team will**employ curve-fitting and discrete-event simulation to construct a model that is representative of the production**operations based on observations made by the team on the plant floor. This will enable the virtual testing of**proposed improvements so that the effect on the production line can be verified without interrupting the**production process. The research team will visit the facility, take part in bi-weekly meetings, and present**project milestones to company personnel to recommend future plant improvements. The collaboration with the**industry partner will allow for direct technology transfer, as the highly qualified personnel will study the**process and discuss and refine any proposed improvements with management, planning, and production**personnel at the plant. This project aims to increase productivity and customer satisfaction, which has an**overall benefit to Canada's economy as it will encourage the development and application of new technologies**for Canada's construction manufacturing sector.