Power & Free Conveyor Operation at the SEW Eurodrive Assembly Plant in a Cyber-Physical Production System Perspective

This master thesis focuses on the effect of variabilities in a Power & Free conveyor system on the flow continuity by an analysis on the product, process and production level (3P), a discrete-event simulation model and the theory of Cyber-Physical Production systems (CPPS) to control the product flow. Scenarios were evaluated with this model...

Simulation-based optimization for rebalancing the fleet of vehicles in free-floating shared mobility systems

In recent years, shared mobility systems have had a growing presence in cities all over the world. This is understandable given its numerous advantages such as the reduced need for personal vehicle ownership, reduced traffic congestion and emissions, increased parking efficiency, and cost savings for users. Overall, shared mobility systems offer...

Energy carriers that contribute to a zero-emission container terminal: A simulation-based research on ECT's automated guided vehicle fleet

The brownfield container terminal at the Maasvlakte aims at realizing a zero-emission vehicle fleet to strive for its aim to be zero-emission by 2040. Therefore, the research question is as follows: “What are the consequences for costs and operational performance of implementing mature renewable energy carriers for AGVs at the container...

Offshore-onshore port systems: A framework for the cost evaluation of container port systems

The size of container ships is constantly growing over recent decades due to a continuous search for economies of scale by shipping lines. The growth of the container ships has necessitated ports to adapt, e.g. by increasing the water depth requirements. Many of the conventional onshore ports cannot receive larger ships without dredging...

Enhancing the Resilience of a Semiconductor Supply Network via Modeling and Simulation of Business Continuity Strategies for Alternative Sites: A Case Study of Building a Resilient Supply Network at Infineon

Enhancing supply chain resilience is of vital importance in today’s business to manage and mitigate the risks, especially in the semiconductor industry challenged with long cycle times and short product life-cycles. Transferring production from a primary site to an alternative site after a disaster is one of the strategies to ensure resilience...