This study examines the feasibility and potential benefits of using simulation to aid designers of large industrial processes. A demon stration of simulations is provided in the basic oxygen furnace shop and subsequent steel-making operations prior to rolling slabs. We explore three design situations: (1) a new processing technology, (2) the removal of bottlenecks in current operations, and (3) sensitivities of processing to equipment failures. Overall shop productivity and the time workloads of crews and indi vidual process operators are examined. Contrasts are made on these criteria between the current mode of operation and the potential design situations stated above through simulation ex periments. Results of these simulation experiments provide the basis for economic and ergonomic justification as well as indica tions for further improvements in the ergonomic facets of design.

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工业过程人体工程学设计的仿真模型

本研究考察了使用仿真来帮助大型工业流程设计人员的可行性和潜在优势。在基本氧气炉车间和轧制板坯之前的后续炼钢操作中提供了模拟演示。我们探索了三种设计情况：(1) 一种新的加工技术，(2) 消除当前操作中的瓶颈，以及 (3) 加工对设备故障的敏感性。检查整体车间生产力以及工作人员和各个流程操作员的时间工作量。通过模拟实验，对当前操作模式和上述潜在设计情况之间的这些标准进行对比。