Obtaining structured development processes and taking advantage of modern virtual technology are two of the most exciting challenges facing engineers in the era of short product life cycles and flexible manufacturing. However, there is often a knowledge gap between the theoretical findings and the industrial practice. It is a great challenge to bridge this gap, which is the prime objective of this paper. The paper explains the whole chain from theoretical framework to engineering action in discrete event simulation. Results are presented as definitions of the different steps, from framework, to simulation-supported activities, activity attributes, and simulation methods. Thereafter, a simulation study, carried out at Volvo Car Corporation, is described and the working procedures and lessons learned from the study are mapped to the strategic framework presented. It can be concluded that the overall structure should enable natural integration of virtual manufacturing in the development process and that the working procedures provide sufficient guidance to engineering action.
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机译：获得结构化的开发过程和利用现代虚拟技术是在短产品寿命周期和灵活制造中的工程师面临的两个最令人兴奋的挑战。然而，理论发现和工业实践之间通常存在知识差距。这是一个巨大的挑战，这是本文的主要目标。本文解释了从分立事件模拟中从理论框架到工程行动的整个链条。结果显示为不同步骤的定义，从框架，仿真支持的活动，活动属性和仿真方法。此后，在Volvo Car Corporation开展的模拟研究，并描述了从研究中学到的工作程序和经验教训映射到所提出的战略框架。可以得出结论，整体结构应在发展过程中实现虚拟制造的自然集成，工作程序为工程行动提供了足够的指导。
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