2016
MAS 2016 Proceeding
Investigation into ERP-based symbiotic simulation project implementation on ford engine production line: challenges, opportunities and prospects
Authors: E. Chiroma, J. Ladbrook, H. Abdalla
Abstract
The paradigm of Symbiotic Simulation describes a close relationship between a simulation system and the physical system. This relationship is usually mutually beneficial, whereby the simulation system benefits from a steady supply of real-time data from the physical system, while the physical system benefits from the optimised decisions arrived at through what-if experiments executed by the simulation system. In furtherance of existing work towards developing symbiotic simulation systems anchored on integration with corporate information systems, this paper presents research into an industrial application of symbiotic simulation to improve the simulation project life-cycles at a major automotive engine production line controlled by a shop floor information system. We discuss inexorable issues associated with the implementation of the relatively novel concept of symbiotic simulation, highlight the challenges to successful implementation in a corporate change-averse culture, suggest solutions for surmounting them and discuss the impact and prospects for symbiotic simulation with ERP integration.
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