%0 Journal Article %A F. Hosseinpour and H. Hajihosseini %D 2009 %J International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 27, 2009 %T Importance of Simulation in Manufacturing %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8133 %V 27 %X Simulation is a very helpful and valuable work tool in manufacturing. It can be used in industrial field allowing the system`s behavior to be learnt and tested. Simulation provides a low cost, secure and fast analysis tool. It also provides benefits, which can be reached with many different system configurations. Topics to be discussed include: Applications, Modeling, Validating, Software and benefits of simulation. This paper provides a comprehensive literature review on research efforts in simulation. %P 229 - 232