Abstract
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to describe SIMSHOP—a FORTRAN-based discrete event simulator which can be used in the design and evaluation analysis of complex discrete parts batch manufacturing systems involving either functional or cellular layout configurations. SIMSHOP models a manufacturing shop as a system of interrelated queues whose structure and dynamics are defined by using actual shop data and a set of component modules, namely; transport, workcenters, storage facilities, material handling, labor, job routing, and operating policy modules. This paper also discusses a recent application involving the redesign of an existing job-shop facility into a proposed future factory based on cellular manufacturing strategies.
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