| Article ID: | iaor1991105 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Start Page Number: | 36 |
| End Page Number: | 41 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1988 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Bales William J., Johnson Jerry R., Sommerfeld Jude T. |
| Keywords: | simulation, queues: theory |
A queueing simulator can help identify whether a production has the planned capacity and whether delays within the system are acceptable (for example, excessive demurrage charges, high WIP, inadequate customer service). It can identify production bottlenecks or system components of greater capacity (cost) than necessary, and can suggest more effective configurations of components and allow for testing of alternative scheduling rules.