Title
Simulation in manufacturing and business: A review
Abstract
This paper reports the results of a review of simulation applications published within peer-reviewed literature between 1997 and 2006 to provide an up-to-date picture of the role of simulation techniques within manufacturing and business. The review is characterised by three factors: wide coverage, broad scope of the simulation techniques, and a focus on real-world applications. A structured methodology was followed to narrow down the search from around 20,000 papers to 281. Results include interesting trends and patterns. For instance, although discrete event simulation is the most popular technique, it has lower stakeholder engagement than other techniques, such as system dynamics or gaming. This is highly correlated with modelling lead time and purpose. Considering application areas, modelling is mostly used in scheduling. Finally, this review shows an increasing interest in hybrid modelling as an approach to cope with complex enterprise-wide systems.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1016/j.ejor.2009.06.004
European Journal of Operational Research
Keywords
Field
DocType
Simulation,System dynamics,Modelling methods,Business and manufacturing
Visualization,Scheduling (computing),Lead time,System dynamics,Business model,Mathematics,Operations management,Stakeholder engagement,Discrete event simulation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
203
1
0377-2217
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
109
5.38
54
Authors
5
Search Limit
100109
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mohsen Jahangirian11427.98
Tillal Eldabi231532.51
Aisha Naseer315812.74
Lampros K. Stergioulas449531.66
Terry Young532323.44