计算机模拟已被证明是评估高速电池制造系统设计方案的有效工具。几个模拟设计惯例在评估输送机设计时被证明是有价值的。讨论了以下方面:输送机模拟模型设计的主要要素、模拟研究中常见的陷阱，以及为模拟分析收集数据的挑战。参考文献取自1992年早些时候完成的一个项目，该项目使用模拟方法估算了输送机效率。 与提高机器可靠性相比，提高输送机效率为提高生产线吞吐量提供了更好的机会。

COMPUTER SIMULATION HAS PROVEN TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL IN EVALUATING DESIGN ALTERNATIVES OF HIGH- SPEED BATTERY MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS. SEVERAL SIMULATION DESIGN CONVENTIONS HAVE PROVEN VALUABLE IN EVALUATING CONVEYOR DESIGNS. THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE DISCUSSED: THE MAJOR ELEMENTS OF A MODEL DESIGN OF CONVEYOR SIMULATIONS, PITFALLS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED IN SIMULATION STUDIES, AND THE CHALLENGES OF DATA COLLECTION FOR SIMULATION ANALYSIS. REFERENCES ARE TAKEN FROM A PROJECT COMPLETED EARLIER IN 1992 WHERE CONVEYOR EFFICIENCY WAS ESTIMATED USING SIMULATION. IMPROVING CONVEYOR EFFICIENCIES WAS SHOWN TO PROVIDE BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR INCREASING LINE THROUGHPUT THAN IMPROVING MACHINE RELIABILITIES.