Lean manufacturing methods in simulation literature: Review and association analysis

Henri Tokola, Esko Niemi, Ville Väistö

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    Abstract

    The lean manufacturing philosophy includes several methods that aim to remove waste from production. This paper studies lean manufacturing methods and how simulation is used to consider them. In order to do this, it reviews papers that study simulation together with lean methods. The papers that are reviewed are categorized according to the lean methods used and result types obtained. Analysis is performed in order to gain knowledge about the volumes of occurrence of different methods and result types. Typical methods in the papers are different types of value stream mapping and work-in-process models. An exploratory analysis is performed to reveal the relationships between the methods and result types. This is done using association analysis. It reveals the methods that are commonly studied together in the literature. The paper also lists research areas that are not considered in the literature. These areas are often related to the analysis of variation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2015 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC)
    Pages2239-2248
    Number of pages10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 Feb 2016
    Publication typeA4 Article in conference proceedings
    EventWINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE -
    Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → …

    Publication series

    Name
    ISSN (Electronic)1558-4305

    Conference

    ConferenceWINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE
    Period1/01/00 → …

    Publication forum classification

    • Publication forum level 0

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Software
    • Modelling and Simulation
    • Computer Science Applications

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