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Submitted by:
Oween R. Santiago
Ma. Carine L. Arellano
Edward Jonas E. Pineda
Bea Patricia Feliciano
Reymon Bautista
Franchesca Sico
Ma. Pamela Buenaventura
LJ Anne Sadang
IE-5D
Submitted to:
Engr. Dianna Joy Soriano
Instructor
I. ABSTRACT
II. LOCATIONS
III. ENTITIES
IV. RESOURCES
V. PROCESSING
VI. ARRIVALS
VII. RESULTS
IX. CONCLUSION
I. ABSTRACT
In this study, block manufacturing process is investigated using simulation as a tool to optimize
resource utilization and aim to determine the time consumed in making a hollow block. Actual
observations in the manufacturing were done. As a result, from the observations the researchers
accumulate the data they need to simulate the system. Hollow blocks manufacturing used these
resources to produce their products (raw materials, concrete mixer, molding machine, belt
conveyor). Using simulation software, the locations, entities, resources, arrivals, and processes
used were defined and results from the simulated data where given and discussed. Using simulation
it increases the efficiency of producing hollow blocks from 450 in manual process to 1854 hollow
Routing locations are fixed places in the system (e.g. machines, queues, storage areas, work
stations, tanks, etc.) to where parts or entities are routed for processing, storage or simply to
Raw Materials – the main components of making a hollow block are sand, gravel, water
and “lahar”.
Mixer or Concrete Mixer – a machine that use to mix the components to form a hollow
block. A cement mixer is strongly recommended for block making. The standard mix
for Concrete Blocks is 1:3:5, 1-part cement to 3 parts sand & 5 parts stone aggregate, by
volume.
Molding Machine - Fixed Brick Molding Machine Usable Auto Concrete brick making
machine can make concrete block, gravel, ballast, course sand, small sand, fly ash, lime,
Belt Conveyor – is the carrying medium of the molded blocks going to the curing section.
Conveyors are durable and reliable components used in automated distribution and
Curing - begins immediately after placement in the conveyor so that the concrete may
Finished Product – location where the finished hollow blocks were placed.
III. ENTITIES
Parts or entities refer to the items being processed in the system. These include raw materials,
piece parts, assemblies, loads, WIP, finished products, etc. Entities of the same type or of different
types may be consolidated into a single entity, separated into two or more additional entities or
A resource may be a person, tool, vehicle or other object that may be used to:
This element defines the processing sequence and flow logic of entities between routing
locations. The operation or service times at locations, resource requirements, processing logic,
input/output relationship, routing conditions, and move times or requirements can be described
The resource will start at the storage of raw materials then will proceed to the first process
which is the molding. After in the molding machine, it will go the mixer then proceed once again
to the molding machine. The resource will then put the work-in-process material to the conveyor
and will proceed to the curing section. After curing, the finished product is ready to be ship and
sell.
VI. ARRIVAL
Deterministic, conditional, or stochastic arrivals can be modeled using this element. External
files including production schedules or arrival data can be read in the arrivals element.
The arrival of the entity or the raw material is ten (10) minutes exponentially distributed
VII. RESULT
The flow of simulation of hollow blocks manufacturing starts at the raw material which is the
sand, gravel, water and “lahar”. The raw material will undergo to the mixer or concrete mixer to
mix all the components of a hollow blocks to be followed by the molding machine and after the
molding process, the molded hollow blocks will be carried by a conveyor to transfer the ongoing
unit to the curing process to permit complete moisturisation till it become a finished product. The
Total product produce in 600-minute or 10 hours simulation time is 1854 hollow blocks.
The average time of the ongoing units to the molding machine is 14.99 minutes and its
utilization is 77.33%. The raw material will be mixed to the average time of 24.12 minutes and
goes to the conveyor in 15.86 minutes and the curing process average time per entry is 9.95
minutes.
IX. CONCLUSION
Pro Model Simulation is designed for manufacturing industries to achieve the benefits at an
affordable price and the best of it. So, a simulated manufacturing industry not only speed up the
process but also increases the output. Given the processing time of the new simulated hollow
blocks making it can produce up to 1,854 hollow blocks as compared to the manual process that
In addition, Pro Model utilizes an optimization tool called Sim Runner that performs