Using simulation early in the design of a fuel injector production line

Tongarlak, Mustafa H. and Ankenman, Bruce and Nelson, Barry L. and Borne, Laurent and Wolfe, Kyle (2010) Using simulation early in the design of a fuel injector production line. Interfaces, 40 (2). pp. 105-117. ISSN 0092-2102

Abstract

In this paper, we describe how Delphi Corporation used simulation in the concept-development phase of a new multimillion-dollar fuel injector production line. Delphi wanted to assess the financial viability of production targets and identify the critical features of the line on which it would focus its design-improvement efforts.