A New Modeling Approach to Enhance Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Performance of Production System Equipment in a Supply Chain

doi:10.23940/ijpe.24.04.p6.242252

Abstract

Abstract: The industry 4.0 paradigm introduces information and communication technologies (ICT) that disperse information processing and decentralize decision-making to several autonomous and intelligent entities, such as production resources, operators, and products. To address Industry 4.0's decentralized decision-making and complex production systems, we developed a multi-agent simulation model that enables risk-free experimentation and performance optimization. This article presents a multi-agent system model; the proposed model is a decision support tool that allows simulation, evaluation, and amelioration of the performance of the production system. This decision support system aims to analyze logistics strategies, calculate production rates, and simulate different scenarios. Our results demonstrate its effectiveness in evaluating and improving production system equipment reliability, availability, and performance.

Key words: modulization, simulation, multi-agent, performance, production system

Meroua Sahraoui and Ahmed Bellaouar. A New Modeling Approach to Enhance Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Performance of Production System Equipment in a Supply Chain [J]. Int J Performability Eng, 2024, 20(4): 242-252.

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