Step 4: implementation and evaluation
The project implementation can be divided into two stages – simulation and in plant
implementation. This project includes only the implementation by simulation and its
evaluation. The performance indices used in evaluation of the project were in terms of
time saving, cost saving, and efficiency. The two sheet cutting (existing (cut by grade)
and proposed redesigned (cut by size)) operations will be compared to determine which
yields the best results in terms of various performance indices. The two operations will
be separately replicated over four weeks. The averages of various performance indices
over four simulation runs for each operation will be compared to measure performance
of the two operations and to determine whether these operations perform identically or
differently with one being better than the other.
In the next section, various characteristics of current and revised sheeting operation
are reviewed.