Optimization of machine shop layout by using flexsim software

Abstract

Machine shop layout can be designed and modelled using either traditional or modern techniques. Traditional techniques are time consuming and are not much superior so that manufacturing industry are facing real time problems. Machine shops designed in traditional way facing the problems like unavailability of sufficient space for material handling, back tracking issue and presence of bottleneck etc. Flexsim is a simulation software used to model, visualize, simulateand monitor the Machine locations and flow of activities. In present work a modern approach of modelling a machine layout is done by simulation. Flexsim software is implemented to measure and analyze the performance of machine shop layout by performing 5 iterations. Result of each iteration was recorded and it shows that productivity is improved at fifth iteration.