Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of a Poly-Bag Manufacturing System英文文献资料.docVIP

Engineering, 2012, 4, 256-265 /10.4236/eng.2012.45034 Published Online May 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/eng) Analysis, Modeling and Simulation of a Poly-Bag Manufacturing System R. A. R. C. Gopura , T. S. S. Jayawardane 1 2 Department Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Kaubedda, Sri Lanka 1 2 Department of Textile and Clothing Technology, University of Moratuwa, Kaubedda, Sri Lanka Email: gopura@mech.mrt.ac.lk, jaya@uom.lk Received February 7, 2012; revised February 17, 2012; accepted March 25, 2012 ABSTRACT The cost of raw material of poly-bags increases and fluctuates with an unpredictable trend. Further, legal restrictions imposed on some types of polythene products adversely affects for the demand. In this context, entrepreneurs engaging in poly-bag manufacturing face major challenges. With the purview of optimizing the poly-bag manufacturing process, authors attempted to analyze, model and simulate the poly-bag manufacturing process in the light of posed challenges. This paper presents preliminary analysis, modeling and simulation strategies of a poly-bag manufacturing system. In addition, a risk prioritization method is proposed in the preliminary analysis and also a simulation tool is developed. Keywords: Poly-Bag; Manufacturing System; Monte Carlo Sampling; System Simulation 1. Introduction and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE)] and poly- propylene (PP) are basically used as raw materials for the poly-bag manufacturing [1]. The main process is the film blowing [1,2]. It was followed by subsequent processes namely cutting, sealing, printing, quality checking (QC), and packing. The majority of the research in the area of poly-bag manufacturing has been concerned in a single process: the film blowing [3-5]. In the film blowing, a significant work has been carried out to show interaction of the polymer rheology with the process [4]. R