Design of an interactive simulation tool for automatic generation and execution of a simulation program using siman

by Iyer Krishnan, Jyothi Lakshmi

Manufacturing simulation used in the modeling and experimentation of a prototype requires a high level of expertise to achieve the desired task. This research proposes a method of configuring existing generic simulation models in manufacturing through an user-friendly and interactive interface between the non-expert user and the simulation language. Such a system could be a powerful, cost effective tool that provides the non-specialist access to simulation and the specialist increased productivity.