A Simulation-based Method for Improving Material Efficiency within the Constraints of Existing Production Systems.

To enable manufacturers to select the best-suited instruments for holistic material efficiency, this thesis presents a simulation-based method, modelling the causality of material waste parallel to manufacturing performance. The developed procedure begins with a current state survey to examine the relation between material waste and activities of the factory. A systematic method allows the user to generate a list of improvement scenarios. A dynamic simulation investigates the effectiveness of the improvement measures (system dynamics).