چارچوب شبیه سازی برای ارزیابی برنامه ریزی تولید و استراتژی های مدیریت سفارش در صنعت نجاری

Raw material heterogeneity, complex transformation processes, and divergent product flows make sawmilling operations difficult to manage. Most north-American lumber sawmills apply a make-to- stock production strategy, some accepting/refusing orders according to available-to-promise (ATP) quantities, while a few uses more advanced approaches. This article introduces a simulation framework allowing comparing and evaluating different production planning strategies as well as order management strategies. A basic ERP system is also integrated into the framework (inventory management, lumber production planning algorithms, ATP and CTP calculation, etc). The user can configure the production planning and order management process, and evaluate how they will perform in various market contexts using the discrete event simulation model.