Abstract
Simulation model is usually developed as a one-time use
analytical model by a system analyst (usually from external
firm) rather than for a routine and interactive use by a shop
floor engineer. This is because it usually takes longer time
to generate a result from the simulation, and the simulation
model of manufacturing system is usually too sophisticated
and time-consuming to use as an interactive tool by the
manufacturing/production engineer. A CAMS reduces this
complication by encapsulating the 'complicated-logic' and
automating the 'tedious data-acquisition' with a more userfriendly
interface like a spreadsheet or database input form.
This paper describes how CAMS can automatically generate
a simulation model; specifically, techniques and issues
to structure the model to hide those tasks, so that it is a
user-friendly interactive decision support with minimal
amount of automation code. The paper concludes with a
capacity analysis example from the real industry.