Throughput Evaluation of Serial-Parallel Manufacturing Systems for Different Production Flow Strategies

Serial-parallel production systems are often used in industrial practice, especially when high process reliability must be guaranteed. The article proposes a simulation model of a serial-parallel production system that was created based on Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software. For the developed model, throughput tests were carried out for various allocations of inter-operation buffer capacity and production flow control strategies. Based on the research results, a methodology for rapid prototyping of serially parallel production systems with specific throughput was proposed. The results of the conducted research can be helpful in quickly determining the assumptions for the construction of serial-parallel production systems in order to achieve specific throughput.