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Evaluating and Selecting Simulation Software Using the AnalyticHierarchy Process

LesleyDavis (Department of Manufacturing Engineering LoughboroughUniversity of Technology, UK.)
GlynWilliams (School of Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering,University of Birmingham, UK.)

Abstract

In order to be competitive and progress to a state of excellence inmanufacture, companies are currently experiencing change. Decisionshave to be made about the best way forward, and some insight into thepossible outcomes is desirable. There is a small but growing awarenessamong British manufacturing companies that simulation could aid thisinsight, but potential users face the problem of evaluating andselecting from the many proprietary systems, the one which best matchestheir requirements at some preferred cost. Selection is made moredifficult by continual updates and modifications to systems and by newsoftware suppliers entering the market. Uses a research case study asthe vehicle for proposing a framework for assessment and selection ofsimulation systems involving the use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP). Illustrates how this technique was used to make a systemselection which matched a company′s selection criteria.

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Citation

Davis, L. andWilliams, G. (1994), "Evaluating and Selecting Simulation Software Using the AnalyticHierarchy Process",Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 23-32.https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069410050314

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MCB UP Ltd

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