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An Application of Simulation Based Process Design

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One critical issue in process management is that managers can only rely on their experience when they make decisions in designing their business processes. To provide effective decision-making support, a simulation based approach (Process Management Tool, PMT) has been developed to quantitatively predict the performance of designed processes. In this paper, two types of automotive design processes, one product based and the other function based, were examined by applying the simulation based process design. The PMT analysis revealed the fragility of product based process and the tolerance of function based process to overload. In addition, effective human resource allocations were identified.

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  1. Business Development Team, Japan Marine Science Inc., West Tower 3rd Floor, 580 Horikawa-Cho, Saiwai-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 212-0013, Japan

    Yoichiro Suzuki & Gahee Kang

  2. Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

    Yan Jin

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

    Yoichiro Suzuki & Hideo Koyama

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  1. Yoichiro Suzuki
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  1. , Institute of Machine Design Fundamentals, Warsaw University of Technology, Narbutta 84, Warsaw, 02-524, Poland

    Jerzy Pokojski

  2. Kichijoji-Higashicho 3-29-5, Musashino, 180-0002, Tokyo, Japan

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  3. , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and, AGH University of Science and Technology, Al. Mickiewicza 30, Krakow, 30-059, Poland

    Józef Salwiński

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Suzuki, Y., Jin, Y., Koyama, H., Kang, G. (2010). An Application of Simulation Based Process Design. In: Pokojski, J., Fukuda, S., Salwiński, J. (eds) New World Situation: New Directions in Concurrent Engineering. Advanced Concurrent Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-024-3_8

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