Journal: International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Found 204 papers in total
Dispatching and conflict-free routing of automated guided vehicles: an exact approach
Dispatching and conflict-free routing of automated guided vehicles: an exact approach
2003,
This article presents an exact solution approach for the problem of the simultaneous...
An object-oriented approach for flexible manufacturing control systems analysis and design using the unified modeling language
An object-oriented approach for flexible manufacturing control systems analysis and design using the unified modeling language
2003,
In reacting to a global competition and rapidly changing customer demands, industrial...
An evaluative study of operation grouping policies in a flexible manufacturing system
An evaluative study of operation grouping policies in a flexible manufacturing system
2003,
The increased use of flexible manufacturing systems to provide customers with...
Supervisory control of functionally-expandable manufacturing systems
Supervisory control of functionally-expandable manufacturing systems
2003,
Supervisory controllers have traditionally coordinated the various resources of...
An assessment framework for optimal Flexible Manufacturing Systems effectiveness
An assessment framework for optimal Flexible Manufacturing Systems effectiveness
2003,
Equipment failures in an FMS are significant to performance and can lead to costly,...
Process monitoring strategies for surface mount manufacturing processes
Process monitoring strategies for surface mount manufacturing processes
2003,
Establishing reliable surface mount assemblies requires robust design and assembly...
Impact of interruptions on schedule execution in flexible manufacturing systems
Impact of interruptions on schedule execution in flexible manufacturing systems
2002,
Finite capacity scheduling software packages provide a detailed advance plan of...
Steady-state analysis and scheduling of cyclic job shops with overtaking
Steady-state analysis and scheduling of cyclic job shops with overtaking
2002,
A cyclic shop is a production system that repeatedly produces identical sets of parts...
Production capacity modelling of alternative, nonidentical, flexible machines
Production capacity modelling of alternative, nonidentical, flexible machines
2002,
Analyzing the production capacity of a flexible manufacturing system consisting of a...
Balancing and scheduling mixed-model U-shaped production lines
Balancing and scheduling mixed-model U-shaped production lines
2002,
The production line considered in this paper is a U-shaped, mixed-model, asynchronous...
Design of supervisors to avoid deadlock in flexible assembly systems
Design of supervisors to avoid deadlock in flexible assembly systems
2002,
Modern production systems exhibit a high degree of resource sharing that can lead to...
A new cyclic scheduling algorithm for flexible manufacturing systems
A new cyclic scheduling algorithm for flexible manufacturing systems
2002,
Flexible manufacturing system control is an NP-hard problem. A cyclic approach has...
Production capacity of flexible manufacturing systems with fixed production ratios
Production capacity of flexible manufacturing systems with fixed production ratios
2002,
Determining the production capacity of flexible manufacturing systems is a very...
Design and implementation of a flexible manufacturing control system using neural network
Design and implementation of a flexible manufacturing control system using neural network
2002,
Design and implementation of a sequential controller based on the concept of...
Vehicle travel time models for automated guided vehicle systems under various dispatching rules
Vehicle travel time models for automated guided vehicle systems under various dispatching rules
2002,
The design and evaluation of AGV-based material handling systems are highly complex...
A synergistic framework for evaluating business process improvements
A synergistic framework for evaluating business process improvements
2002,
The evaluation, selection, or justification of business process improvements, or...
A review of different approaches to the FMS loading problem
A review of different approaches to the FMS loading problem
2001,
Loading in flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) is affected by the characteristics of...
Deadlock avoidance for sequential resource allocation systems: Hard and easy cases
Deadlock avoidance for sequential resource allocation systems: Hard and easy cases
2001,
Deadlock is a major problem for systems that allocate resources in real time. The key...
Performance evaluation of flexible manufacturing systems and finite local buffers: Fixed and dynamic routings
Performance evaluation of flexible manufacturing systems and finite local buffers: Fixed and dynamic routings
2001,
This article evaluates the performance of flexible manufacturing systems with finite...
Direct and indirect effects of product mix characteristics on capacity management decisions and operating performance
Direct and indirect effects of product mix characteristics on capacity management decisions and operating performance
2001,
Studies of the performance effects of product mix complexity typically treat plant...
A workload data aggregation process for flexible manufacturing system modeling using queueing network models
A workload data aggregation process for flexible manufacturing system modeling using queueing network models
2001,
In this article, we focus on the use of queueing network (QN) models for...
A look-ahead routing procedure for machine selection in a highly informative manufacturing system
A look-ahead routing procedure for machine selection in a highly informative manufacturing system
2001,
Many dispatching rules have been developed for the on-line control of product flow in...
Maintenance integration in manufacturing systems: From the modeling tool to evaluation
Maintenance integration in manufacturing systems: From the modeling tool to evaluation
2001,
In manufacturing systems, wear-out and eventual failure are unavoidable. However, to...
Evaluation of tools for modeling manufacturing systems design with multiple levels of detail
Evaluation of tools for modeling manufacturing systems design with multiple levels of detail
2001,
This paper presents an investigation of simulation packages regarding their ability to...
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