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Current Research
SIMUL8 is used to carry out a variety of research throughout the world. Below you will find some brief information on some of the research currently being done.
Pavel Albores - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow UK
Evaluating the use of simulation as a decision support tool in the implementation of e-business strategies in manufacturing companies and the reduction of the uncertainty usually associated with this type of implementation. The project research questions are:
- Is simulation suitable as a tool to analyze the effect of e-business implementation in the business processes of manufacturing companies?
- Can patterns be identified that characterize the e-business processes of manufacturing companies?-Can reusable simulation templates be derived from these patterns?
- What are the limitations, scope and range of applicability of these templates?
- What methodology must be followed when using simulation in this context?
Emre Enginarlar - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor US
My dissertation research is on in-process and finished goods buffer allocation in serial and assembly production lines. It requires hundreds of simulation results.
Brian Flanagan - Waterford Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland
My research thesis is concerned with the automation of production scheduling in a flexible manufacturing environment. To achieve this I intend to use a combination of Artificial Intelligence technologies (i.e. Neural Networks - OPTIMIZ/OptQuest and an Expert System) in conjunction with SIMUL8 to achieve optimum or near optimum production schedules.
Andrew Greasley - Aston University, Birmingham UK
Investigating, using industrial case studies, the level of awareness and barriers to greater use of the discrete-event simulation technique. Placing particular emphasis on investigating use in service industries (e.g. Police service) and its relationship with change methodologies such as business process reengineering and activity based costing.
Kathy Kotiadis - University of Kent, Canterbury UK
My research involves modeling the health and social care system of the older people and is part of a larger project called ICON funded by the health and social care authorities.
Philip Viljoen - University of Pretoria ZA
Management system for multi-project environment with shared resources using buffers to provide protection and a common priority system. Research methodology: simulation of workflow through unique projects using same resources.
Truword Kapamara - Coventry University, UK
Investigating ways of optimizing patient pathways at a radiotherapy cancer clinic using scheduling approaches. The main aim is to minimize
the amount of time patients wait for their first definitive treatment
to times targeted by the Department of Health in UK. SIMUL8 to be used
to model the various paths taken by both in and out patients at the
cancer clinic.
Kathryn Hoad - Warwick University, UK
Appropriate use of a simulation model requires accurate measures of model performance. This in turn, requires decisions concerning three key areas: warm-up, run-length and number of replications. Simulation software, however, gives little or no guidance in making these decisions. A three year project, "Automatic Simulation Output Analysis", sponsored by the EPSRC and SIMUL8 and undertaken by Warwick Business School, is investigating the development of a methodology for automatically advising a simulation user on these three decisions.
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