| It is natural that if a thing happens two times under similar conditions, it is likely to get the same result. Based on this assumption, the simulation model of a paint shop is built by software AutoMod to generate an artificial history to draw inferences about the operating characteristics of the real system. This model considers many factors that could affect the throughput, such as mixed products, optimal buffer location, varying part arriving rate, mean time between failures, mean time to repair, and maintenance policy. Using simulation as modelling techniques is a general approach to the complex situation where analytical methods have limitation. |
