Tool planning models for flexible manufacturing systems

Tool planning models for flexible manufacturing systems

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Article ID: iaor19991692
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 103
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 497
End Page Number: 514
Publication Date: Dec 1997
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
Authors: ,
Abstract:

Although the tool loading problem for Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs) has been analyzed in the past, the tool planning problem, the basis of tool management, has largely been ignored. In this paper, the interface between tool planning and the FMS loading and routing decisions is analyzed. It is shown that tool policy has a pronounced effect on the flexibility and the planned makespan of an FMS. A tool planning model is developed and integrated into an overall FMS detailed tool loading and part routing procedure. This model while considerably reducing the number of tools required (by 55%) matches the performance of a policy that equips each machine with all tools in terms of makespan, routing flexibility, and tool productivity.

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