Simulation and Optimization for Household Electrical Appliances Production Logistics Based on Remanufacturing

Abstract:

Based on the remanufacturing idea, taking the CH Company for the research case, the forward and reverse logistics processes of the household electrical appliances were simulated and optimized systemically through Flexsim. Through method study technique, the process for recovery, dismantling and remanufacturing of waste TV were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively and the model of production logistics system was built. From this model, the bottlenecks of the total logistics system can be identified, and the corresponding improved program and a comprehensive evaluation can be suggested reasonably. The results indicate that, based on the simulation in this work, the system technical indexes, such as T, Q, C and S, can be improved greatly by optimizing household electrical appliances remanufacturing production logistics system.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 711)
• Pages: 707-712
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.711.707
• Online since: June 2013
• Authors: Da Yu Ou, Yu Qiang Shi
• Keywords: Household Electrical Appliances, Production Logistics, Remanufacturing, Reverse Logistic, Simulation

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