Title :
Tutorial: Scheduling manufacturing systems with FACTOR
Author_Institution :
Pritsker Corp., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
The basic concepts of FACTOR version 5.0 as applied to scheduling a production facility are presented. The topics discussed include the FACTOR 5.0 modeling constructs, integration with existing production data, and the use of FACTOR for schedule creation and adjustment
Keywords :
decision support systems; digital simulation; manufacturing data processing; production control; scheduling; software packages; FACTOR; manufacturing systems; modeling constructs; production data; production facility; schedule creation; Analytical models; Application software; Computational modeling; Databases; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing systems; Personnel; Production facilities; Tutorial; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 1991. Proceedings., Winter
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0181-1
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1991.185605
