Tools, application areas and challenges of factory simulation in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – A Review
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Abstract Simulation solutions for manufacturing, as one of the key Industry 4.0 technologies, has received much attention in literature. In this paper, we show how different simulation have been discussed especially concerning small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This review was performed by systematically searching out literature Scopus database. The application areas SMEs, simulations tools, challenges adopting these technologies are addressed review. Further studies on developing targeted towards SMEs still needed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Procedia CIRP
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2212-8271']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2021.11.067