Staff oriented simulation of new production systems

In order to meet technological and economical demands, industrial enterprises have to reconsider their organizational structures. Especially on the shop floor level, new types of work structures are required to increase flexibility and productivity. However, the effects of such changes on certain indicators (e.g. dynamic capacity of production lines, lead time of jobs) can hardly be calculated during the planning process. For this reason the user of simulation programs is often recommended. In this paper a simulation program is presented which allows the investigation of the effects of various numbers and qualifications of personnel employed in a specific work shop. For this purpose, the program incorporates three different types of input data concerning the production program, the equipment and the qualification of personnel. Due to this, results can be achieved on the loading of the personnel as well as the machines and the dynamic capacity of the production system. The economical results can be evaluated in terms of cost. The practical use of this simulation program is shown by an example concerning a special planning case.