Journal: International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Found 204 papers in total
Sequencing of parts and robot moves in a robotic cell
Sequencing of parts and robot moves in a robotic cell
1992,
In this paper, the authors deal with the problem of sequencing parts and robot moves...
Transient behavior in a flexible assembly system
Transient behavior in a flexible assembly system
1991,
The authors consider an assembly line with m stations in series having finite-capacity...
Emulating concurrency in a circuit card assembly system
Emulating concurrency in a circuit card assembly system
1991,
Typical component-placement systems for populating surface mount technology printed...
A line-balancing strategy for designing flexible assembly systems
A line-balancing strategy for designing flexible assembly systems
1991,
The authors present a rough-cut analysis tool that quickly determines a few potential...
Scheduling parallel machines with major and minor setup times
Scheduling parallel machines with major and minor setup times
1990,
This article discusses the problem of scheduling a large set of parts on an FMS so as...
Optimal buffer allocation in a multicell system
Optimal buffer allocation in a multicell system
1989,
Motivated by a layout design problem in the electronics industry, the authors study in...
Quality control of an unreliable flexible manufacturing system with scrapping and infinite buffer capacity
Quality control of an unreliable flexible manufacturing system with scrapping and infinite buffer capacity
1989,
Manufacturing multiple part types on a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is...
Allocating buffer storages in a flexible manufacturing system
Allocating buffer storages in a flexible manufacturing system
1989,
This article reports an approximation scheme to determine buffer capacities required...
Production planning of a flexible manufacturing system in a material requirements planning environment
Production planning of a flexible manufacturing system in a material requirements planning environment
1989,
Early flexible manufacturing system (FMS) production planning models exhibited a...
A loop layout design problem for flexible manufacturing systems
A loop layout design problem for flexible manufacturing systems
1989,
The interconnection pattern of the processing modules of a computerized manufacturing...
Performance comparison of assembly systems with fixed and flexible cycle times
Performance comparison of assembly systems with fixed and flexible cycle times
1989,
The traditional assembly system consists of a series of balanced workstations...
A tool provisioning problem in an FMS
A tool provisioning problem in an FMS
1989,
A fundamental decision in designing a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is the...
Modeling FMS with decision Petri nets
Modeling FMS with decision Petri nets
1989,
Decision point extended timed Petri nets or decision Petri nets (DPN) are introduced...
Algorithms for efficient planning and operation of a particular FMS
Algorithms for efficient planning and operation of a particular FMS
1989,
This article is a detailed case study of a particular FMS that will be operational in...
Rule-based production planning in flexible manufacturing systems
Rule-based production planning in flexible manufacturing systems
1990,
Production planning in flexible manufacturing may require the solution of a...
Optimal dispatching of multipriority jobs to two heterogeneous workstations
Optimal dispatching of multipriority jobs to two heterogeneous workstations
1990,
The general problem scenario of this paper is the following: Jobs of various...
Analysis of flexibility with rationing for a mix of manufacturing facilities
Analysis of flexibility with rationing for a mix of manufacturing facilities
1990,
A major competitive advantage of a flexible manufacturing facility is its ability to...
Performance modeling of a manufacturing cell with a single material transporter: An approximation
Performance modeling of a manufacturing cell with a single material transporter: An approximation
1990,
The paper considers a flexible manufacturing system with a number of workstations, a...
Dynamic load control policies for a flexible manufacturing system with stochastic processing rates
Dynamic load control policies for a flexible manufacturing system with stochastic processing rates
1990,
Real-time scheduling and load controls of FMSs are complex processes in which the...
Workload balance and part-transfer minimization in flexible manufacturing systems
Workload balance and part-transfer minimization in flexible manufacturing systems
1991,
Problems related to the flow management of a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) are...
Loading problems with tool management in flexible manufacturing systems: A few integer programming models
Loading problems with tool management in flexible manufacturing systems: A few integer programming models
1991,
In automated production systems like flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs), an...
Economics and success factors of flexible manufacturing systems: The conventional explanation revisited
Economics and success factors of flexible manufacturing systems: The conventional explanation revisited
1990,
This article analyzes costs and relative benefits of several hundred flexible...
A heuristic method to determine the number of pallets in a flexible manufacturing system with several pallet types
A heuristic method to determine the number of pallets in a flexible manufacturing system with several pallet types
1990,
This article presents a new heuristic method, called PANORAMA, that enables the...
Models of production lines with flexible workstations
Models of production lines with flexible workstations
1990,
This article presents models of production line systems with two flexible...
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