Process simulation of manufacturing SS Wiener Sausages

Sláturfélag Suðurlands svf is the biggest producer of Wiener Sausages for the Icelandic market. The sausages are the most valuable brand the company has. The demand is very seasonal and cannot be stored. Therefore the production must be able to double over the summertime compared to the wintertime. SS is producing the sausages every workday over the year. It is essential to have a good overview of all processes in the system and to know the maximum throughput the system can handle. Continuous improvements has to be ongoing every day. Simulation is a useful tool to analyze, investigate, and test new methods and layout within production systems. The study aims to analyze and simulate the production process of SS Wiener Sausages in order to gain a better knowledge of the capability of the process, to know if bottlenecks are in the system, and to be able to test different scenarios of starting conditions and layouts. The software Simul8 was used to do the simulation. Based on average yearly production, the current layout of the process was set up as a model, and the flow analyzed for different starting conditions. Different setups of the process were tested where new ovens and rapid cooler were added into the system. The results indicated that the current system could handle the average production without any significant problems but when the demand increases some action is needed to get better throughput. The result also indicated where threats of bottlenecks are, and possible action is listed to minimize the threats. To be able to get more throughput and make the flow better to meet increasing demand, one has to look at more automation and invest in more machines.

Author dc:creator

• Daði Geir Samúelsson 1994-

Contributors dc:contributor

• Háskólinn í Reykjavík

• Rekstrarverkfræði
• Meistaraprófsritgerðir
• Matvælaiðnaður
• Hermun
• Framleiðslustjórnun
• Tækni- og verkfræðideild
• Engineering management
• Simulation
• Food industry
• Production management
• School of Science and Engineering

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1946/33840

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:skemman.is:1946/33840