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The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry

The palm oil industry forms the backbone of the Malaysian agricultural economy and is indexed as one of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs). Despite the rapid demand for palm oil, the labor shortage caused by the Covid 19 pandemic has reduced harvest activity since the dependability on human...

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Main Authors: Ahmarofi, Ahmad Afif, Nagoor Gunny, Ahmad Anas, Ahmad Azani, Nur Ainba Nadira, Ab Jalil, Mohd Faizal, Ahmad, Abdul Aziz, Idrus, Zanariah, Ismail, Siti Nurbaya, Hamid, Suhardi, Ishak, Mohamad Khairi
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
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spelling my.iium.irep.1132092024-07-16T02:37:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/113209/ The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry Ahmarofi, Ahmad Afif Nagoor Gunny, Ahmad Anas Ahmad Azani, Nur Ainba Nadira Ab Jalil, Mohd Faizal Ahmad, Abdul Aziz Idrus, Zanariah Ismail, Siti Nurbaya Hamid, Suhardi Ishak, Mohamad Khairi T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery The palm oil industry forms the backbone of the Malaysian agricultural economy and is indexed as one of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs). Despite the rapid demand for palm oil, the labor shortage caused by the Covid 19 pandemic has reduced harvest activity since the dependability on human labor is still high. Based on this scenario, the way forward to resolve the issue is through the implementation of mechanized equipment to assist plantation activities. However, the output rate based on the implementation of mechanized equipment in the Malaysian palm oil industry is still unclear. In this regard, this paper aims to develop a simulation model that mimics the operation of the mechanized equipment in the palm oil mill using a discrete event simulation (DES) approach. The related mechanized equipment has been considered in the simulation model to resemble the palm oil mill operation, namely clarification, extraction, sterilization, and stripping stations. As a result, it is found that the sterilization process contributes to the longest waiting time (122.89 seconds) and the highest number of waiting (3.04 tons). In contrast, stripping stations turn the lowest percentage of resource utilization. By improving the utilization of identified mechanized equipment, the dependability on human labor can be reduced gradually. Consequently, it will increase the harvest output known as Fresh Fruit Branches (FFB) yield and crude palm oil (CPO) production. AIP Publishing LLC 2024-04-01 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/113209/9/113209_The%20development%20of%20a%20discrete%20event%20simulation.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/113209/10/113209_The%20development%20of%20a%20discrete%20event%20simulation_Scopus.pdf Ahmarofi, Ahmad Afif and Nagoor Gunny, Ahmad Anas and Ahmad Azani, Nur Ainba Nadira and Ab Jalil, Mohd Faizal and Ahmad, Abdul Aziz and Idrus, Zanariah and Ismail, Siti Nurbaya and Hamid, Suhardi and Ishak, Mohamad Khairi (2024) The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry. In: 2022 International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Processing, ISAMP 2022, 20 July 2022, Virtual, Online. https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article-abstract/2883/1/050006/3280274/The-development-of-a-discrete-event-simulation-DES?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0206626
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English
topic T Technology (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Ahmarofi, Ahmad Afif
Nagoor Gunny, Ahmad Anas
Ahmad Azani, Nur Ainba Nadira
Ab Jalil, Mohd Faizal
Ahmad, Abdul Aziz
Idrus, Zanariah
Ismail, Siti Nurbaya
Hamid, Suhardi
Ishak, Mohamad Khairi
The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry
description The palm oil industry forms the backbone of the Malaysian agricultural economy and is indexed as one of the National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs). Despite the rapid demand for palm oil, the labor shortage caused by the Covid 19 pandemic has reduced harvest activity since the dependability on human labor is still high. Based on this scenario, the way forward to resolve the issue is through the implementation of mechanized equipment to assist plantation activities. However, the output rate based on the implementation of mechanized equipment in the Malaysian palm oil industry is still unclear. In this regard, this paper aims to develop a simulation model that mimics the operation of the mechanized equipment in the palm oil mill using a discrete event simulation (DES) approach. The related mechanized equipment has been considered in the simulation model to resemble the palm oil mill operation, namely clarification, extraction, sterilization, and stripping stations. As a result, it is found that the sterilization process contributes to the longest waiting time (122.89 seconds) and the highest number of waiting (3.04 tons). In contrast, stripping stations turn the lowest percentage of resource utilization. By improving the utilization of identified mechanized equipment, the dependability on human labor can be reduced gradually. Consequently, it will increase the harvest output known as Fresh Fruit Branches (FFB) yield and crude palm oil (CPO) production.
format Proceeding Paper
author Ahmarofi, Ahmad Afif
Nagoor Gunny, Ahmad Anas
Ahmad Azani, Nur Ainba Nadira
Ab Jalil, Mohd Faizal
Ahmad, Abdul Aziz
Idrus, Zanariah
Ismail, Siti Nurbaya
Hamid, Suhardi
Ishak, Mohamad Khairi
author_facet Ahmarofi, Ahmad Afif
Nagoor Gunny, Ahmad Anas
Ahmad Azani, Nur Ainba Nadira
Ab Jalil, Mohd Faizal
Ahmad, Abdul Aziz
Idrus, Zanariah
Ismail, Siti Nurbaya
Hamid, Suhardi
Ishak, Mohamad Khairi
author_sort Ahmarofi, Ahmad Afif
title The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry
title_short The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry
title_full The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry
title_fullStr The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry
title_full_unstemmed The development of a discrete event simulation (DES) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the Malaysia palm oil industry
title_sort development of a discrete event simulation (des) model for evaluating the mechanized equipment in the malaysia palm oil industry
publisher AIP Publishing LLC
publishDate 2024
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/113209/9/113209_The%20development%20of%20a%20discrete%20event%20simulation.pdf
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