Title :
A life cycle engineering approach to FMS development
Author :
Yan, Pingtao ; Zhou, MengChu ; Caudill, Reggie
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Presents a life cycle engineering approach to the development of flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs). FMS machine selection and decisions along its life are considered. The latter include, for example, how many times a particular FMS component should be upgraded. Life cycle decision-making is based on cost, benefit, and environmental impact of an FMS. The proposed approach provides a new way to develop cost-effective, high-quality, and environmentally conscious FMS
Keywords :
concurrent engineering; environmental factors; flexible manufacturing systems; product development; FMS; benefit; cost; decision-making; environmental impact; life cycle engineering approach; machine selection; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Concurrent engineering; Decision making; Design engineering; Flexible manufacturing systems; Investments; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing systems; Product development;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2000. Proceedings. ICRA '00. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5886-4
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2000.844088
