However, the general reaction towards these types of MMC tools and processes within the industry remains mixed.

T. hey talk little about the diseconomies of scale.– a. potentially dangerous blind-spot.

In all systems there are performance curves which demonstrate operational ranges where the most beneficial outcomes are achieved, these are always constrained at both ends.As density of traffic increase on a motorway, the volume throughput of cars.and the car throughput spectacularly dives.

commuters know all too well.If we take one or two paracetamol tablets our pain is lessened, ten and we suffer.

fatal liver damage.

Too many cooks spoil the broth is a colloquial statement of the same system understanding..We recorded buffer accumulation to test for process bottlenecks, as well as the number of occupied painting stations to check capacity against what had been previously assumed.. Case study - modelling conclusion.

The model was able to support several assumptions made for the design of the process, such as the allowances for buffers and painting bays.Additionally, the model could show that the system was sensitive to assumptions made for travel time of materials between stations, but that the different production schedules and variation in process time only resulted in slight variations in results.. With this simulation able to rapidly test multiple options and scenarios, the model can continue to be used to test further sensitivities in the process or be expanded to include even more of the system.

This could include raw material handling, truss packing and shipping, or even wider in the supply chain.. Long term changes supported by simulation and automation.This type of project demonstrates how simulation can support automation in construction, providing dynamic time-based results to design teams and stakeholders to aid in their decision making – particularly highlighting how and where automated processes can provide the biggest benefit for process or cost.