1. On the basis of the case study information, try to make an estimate for the capacity per week, and explain how you reach this conclusion.
2. Create a simulation model to determine the weekly production and make an experi-ment with a warm up period of one week and a measurement period of 10 weeks. Do your results correspond to your estimation? What is the cause of possible differences? (flowshop1.mod)
3. The management wants to compare the following two strategies:
Strategy 1
Reduction of the average repair time of the robots to 3 minutes (flowshop2.mod).
Strategy 2
Extension of the assembly line by adding 2 buffer zones, each with enough space for one trailer (flowshop3.mod).
NB: Several choices are possible; try to make the right choice according to logistics principles!