Title :
Classes of process models and their characteristics useful for the design of manufacturing systems
Author :
Tummala, R. Lal ; Koenig, Bruce E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
The physical plant of a manufacturing system can be represented as a network of elemental processes whose basic function is to transform the technical state of materials using physical energy and human time. The authors present models of the elemental processes and show their relevance in the design of manufacturing systems. The design of these systems involves the evaluation of alternative organizations (networks) of the elemental processes for their economic performance, energy efficiency and ecological compatibility. The set of feasible technologies are selected based on constraints and opportunities available for the exchange of materials and energies between the manufacturing system and its environment
Keywords :
manufacturing processes; operations research; design; ecological compatibility; economic performance; elemental processes; energy efficiency; human time; manufacturing systems; physical energy; process models; technical state; Biological system modeling; Conducting materials; Control systems; Cost function; Environmental economics; Humans; Manufacturing systems; Mathematical model; Power generation economics; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1991. 'Decision Aiding for Complex Systems, Conference Proceedings., 1991 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0233-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1991.169722