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Packaging Simulation

Design your packaging line right the first time.

Design your system correctly the first time including conveyor lengths, accumulation sizing, and sensor positioning. Let Arena help you predict system performance based on key metrics such as throughput, utilization, blockages/starvations, and effective run rates.

Select the title below to view case studies and white papers related to the successful use of Arena in packaging applications.

Packaging with Arena Simulation

Case Studies and White Papers
Conveyor Manufacturer Improves the Performance of its Food Sortation System A detailed Arena simulation model was developed to represent the sortation system, input conveyor and exit conveyor of a food sortation system. By studying alternative scenarios, the company was able to improve key performance areas. Read more >>
Emergence of Simulations for Manufacturing Line Designs In Japanese Automobile Manufacturing Plants Minh Dang Nguyen and Soemon Takakuwa The aim of this research is to introduce the reader to a new perspective on the framework for designing a manufacturing line project in Japanese automobile manufacturing plants. Read more >>
Using Multi-Criteria Modeling and Simulation to Achieve Lean Goals Gerald W. Evans and Suraj M. Alexander Lean principles require the identification of an ideal system state along with an associated policy to achieve that state. This paper discusses the use of multi-criteria models in conjunction with optimization procedures and simulation in order to identify an ideal system state and associated policy. An illustration involving the determination of a replenishment policy for a distribution system is described. Read more >>
Simulation of Continuous Behavior Using Discrete Tools: Ore Conveyor Transport Marcelo Moretti Fioroni, José Fúria, Luiz Augusto G. Franzese, Luciano de Toledo Perfetti, Caio Eduardo Zanin, Donizeti Leonardo and Nilson Laudelino da Silva The modeling of systems mixing discrete and continuous behavior is a challenge for model builders. Sometimes, the continuous part is important, but small near the complex decision making situation involved, and the requirement to learn new tools to model that continuous part is an obstacle that delays the project. This paper presents a technique to model continuous behavior using just discrete modeling elements. Read more >>
A New Method for Bottleneck Detection Sankar Sengupta, Kanchan Das and Robert P. VanTil This paper presents a new method to identify and rank the bottlenecks in a manufacturing system. Read more >>