Title :
Designing reusable building blocks of simulation models for FMS with multi-sections
Author :
Chen, Kai-Ying ; Lin, Yi-Chun ; Chen, Mu-Chen ; Yeh, Cheng Tah
Author_Institution :
Nat. Taipei Univ. of Technol., Taipei
Abstract :
Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) is an automated manufacturing system that incorporates all the relatively individual processing stations (CNC machines) within the production plant. FMS is fundamental of reducing cost, rising reliability and coordination of flexibility, and productivity. This paper considers the simulation study in the efficiency of multi-sections FMS to perform the various types for several part operations in terms of maximize throughput WIP and waiting time with alternative routes selection by synthesizing dispatching rules. The study will also focus on the reused modules building functionality. Modeling efforts can be reduced to a great extent through the development of domain specific modules that encapsulate the domain-specific logic and hide many of the modeling details. The key feature of this conception is to allow user to define new modeling modules that can be tailored to a specific problem domain.
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; computerised numerical control; digital simulation; flexible manufacturing systems; industrial plants; productivity; reliability; CNC machines; FMS; WIP; automated manufacturing system; cost reduction; domain specific module; flexible manufacturing system; production plant; productivity; reliability; reusable building block design; simulation model; waiting time; Analytical models; Automatic control; Computational modeling; Computer numerical control; Control systems; Engineering management; Flexible manufacturing systems; Manufacturing systems; Production systems; Technology management; Building Blocks; Flexible Manufacturing System; Simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1529-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1529-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2007.4419505