Simulation study of large production network robustness in uncertain environment

Robustness is an important success factor for production networks in which the operation of enterprises is subjected to an uncertain environment. In this paper, the robustness of networks is studied as a function of network size. The study is performed through a simulation experiment in which the un...

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Published inCIRP annals Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 439 - 442
Main Authors Putnik, Goran D., Škulj, Gašper, Vrabič, Rok, Varela, Leonilde, Butala, Peter
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2015
Subjects
Distributed manufacturing
Network
Production
Production
Distributed manufacturing
Network
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Summary:Robustness is an important success factor for production networks in which the operation of enterprises is subjected to an uncertain environment. In this paper, the robustness of networks is studied as a function of network size. The study is performed through a simulation experiment in which the uncertain environment is modelled by introducing perturbations in demand. The decision-making model mimics the behaviour of socially connected human subjects. The results show how robustness and production rate are affected by system size and social network structure, and how this is relevant for the design and operation of future manufacturing systems.
ISSN:0007-8506
DOI:10.1016/j.cirp.2015.04.118