MODELAGEM EM SIMULAÇÃO COMPUTACIONAL DE UM SISTEMA PRODUTIVO MTS APLICANDO O MÉTODO CONWIP

Abstract

The CONWIP production management method overcomes in productive systems because it eliminates waste and enhances the productive process’ performance. Maketo- stock production systems need to reduce stocks in order to enhance the performance of their productive processes. However, the application of CONWIP is sparse in MTS systems industrial reality. Hence a research has been done, through computational simulations and modelling methodology, with the aim to compare the operational results of a real productive MTS system with the results that a CONWIP method managed system would generate. The CONWIP hás held the demand by reducing the excess production presented by MTS, using 71% less inputs and reducing the processing stocks (WIP) by 85%. Considering the Factory Physics laws, the CONWIP performance was better when compared to MTS for enhancing the resources usage, reducing the processing time variability and eliminating the waste. This work hás contributed to reduce CONWIP performance analysis through computational simulation and modelling studies absence in literature.