Object_Oriented Modeling as an Instrument for analyzing a Film Processing Plant
From Proceeding of European Simulation Multiconference,ESS94, Barcelona, June 1_3 1994
P. Giribone

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INTRODUCTION

The concept of object_oriented programming is particularly suitable for modeling real complex systems and is therefore very useful for building industrial simulators.
The use of object_oriented languages streamlines the program development process while respecting this approach; however, it should be remembered that object_oriented modeling is basically an approach: the ability to utilize the potential of such an approach depends more on the modelling philosophy than the tool used.
This work presents a model of an industrial plant which produces photosensitive film. The simulation in question will identify the action to be taken on the plant and on the production process to reduce rejects and to increase product quality.
To achieve this objective, an object_oriented approach had to be used to immediately identify the effect of the single plant components and therefore to evaluate the economic suitability of new operating strategies and possible hardware updates.

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