Article ID: | iaor20103560 |
Volume: | 40 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 105 |
End Page Number: | 117 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
Journal: | Interfaces |
Authors: | Ankenman Bruce, Nelson Barry L, Tongarlak Mustafa H, Borne Laurent, Wolfe Kyle |
Keywords: | production, simulation: applications, manufacturing industries |
In this paper, we describe how Delphi Corporation used simulation in the concept-development phase of a new multimillion-dollar fuel injector production line. Delphi wanted to assess the financial viability of production targets and identify the critical features of the line on which it would focus its design-improvement efforts.