Title |
Development of a Simulation Model for Supply Chain Management of Modular Construction based Steel Bridge |
Authors |
Lee, Jaeil ; Jeong, Eunji ; Kim, Sinam ; Jeong, Keunchae |
DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2022.23.2.003 |
Keywords |
Simulation; Model; Arena; Steel Bridge; Supply Chain Management |
Abstract |
In this study, we develop a simulation model for Supply Chain Management (SCM) of modular construction based steel bridge. To this end, first, Factory Production/Site Construction system data for the steel bridge construction were collected, and supply chain, entities, resources, processes were defined based on the collected data. After that, a steel bridge supply chain simulation model was developed by creating data, flowchart, and animation modules using Arena software. Finally, verification and validation of the model were performed by using animation check, extreme condition check, average value test, Little’s law test, and actual case value test. As a result, the developed simulation model appropriately expressed the processes and characteristics of the steel bridge supply chain without any logical errors, and provided accurate performance evaluation values for the target system. In the future, we expect that the model will faithfully play a role as a performance evaluation platform in developing management techniques for optimally operating the steel bridge supply chain. |