Simulation of Logistics Systems (ISE 450)
Group project (30%)
Project presentation (PPT) (15%)
Project report (Word file) and Simulation file (15%)
Schedule of Activities:
- Project presentation
- Project report submission
Project Aim:
Perform simulation in process with the use of the latest technology for Logistics 4.0
Suggested Areas of Group Project
You can choose one of the following suggested technologies to mimic the improvement for a
logistics company.
1. Virtual reality/ augmented reality
2. Digital Twin
3. Blockchain
4. AI/ Generative AI
- All proposed cases must be off-campus operations -
Guidelines for Project Presentation
As a part of the evaluation process, all teams are required to participate in a presentation session
of 10 minutes, the presentation should include the following items:
1. Present the objectives of the project and demonstrate how to model in the simulation.
2. Discuss results and findings.
3. Answer queries from the board.
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Guidelines for Project Proposal
All teams are required to submit a project report. It should be less than 15 A4-size pages long,
excluding appendices. It incorporates and updates the project proposal as required, and adds
materials regarding the design of the model, model results, and conclusions. The following
elements should be included in the proposal:
1. Project title - Select a title for your project that could clearly reflect the content of your
project
2. Introduction & Background
Create an industrial/logistics case
Problem statement
Explain the importance of your objectives
i.e. cost effectiveness, reducing the lead time, increasing efficiency, utilizing the resource,
reducing the waiting time, streamlining the process, etc.
Single objective or multiple objectives?
Make assumptions to simplify the case
3. Technology Used
Explain how it can be applied to improve the logistics process
Elaboration on the technology and method used
Assumption for modeling
4. Modeling Building Process
The high-level sequence of activities you went through to build the model
Data sources and data collection methods
5. Model Summary
Data collection (if applicable)
Diagrams (system layout, logical flow of entities, etc.)
Locations, queues, conveyors
Entities & attributes
Path networks, resources
Prob. fns. associated with arrival processes, service processes, and routing logic
Key assumptions and limitations
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6. Model Testing (if applicable)
Comparison of model behavior to actual system behavior
Extreme conditions/sensitivity to key parameters
7. Model Application/findings
Results (tables/reports/graphs/output analysis/etc.)
Interpretation of the results
8. Conclusions (what you learned)
The business goal and achievement of your simulation.
About the model you built for the target system
About system simulation as an analytical tool
9. Appendices (if necessary)
Additional model details, data, etc.
10. Future Plan
Plan of data collection if necessary
How to model your problem (A rough system plan if possible)
Discussion and conclusion, that you planned to make
11. Responsibilities of Team Members
Role of each team member and his/her expected contribution to the project.