DocumentCode
3027274
Title
Evaluation of flexibility in manufacturing systems
Author
Zahran, Ismail M. ; Elmaghraby, Adel S. ; Shalaby, Mohammed Adel
Author_Institution
Emacs Dept., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
fYear
1990
fDate
4-7 Nov 1990
Firstpage
49
Lastpage
52
Abstract
Studies devoted to modeling and measuring the flexibility of manufacturing systems are reviewed and discussed. Some flexibility measures are then proposed. One is routing flexibility, i.e. flexibility in the sequence of product processing operations. The other measures the consequences of adding new products or increasing the production volumes. Data necessary for both measures are almost deterministic, easy to obtain, and related to what is happening on the shop floor
Keywords
production control; scheduling; flexibility; manufacturing systems; modeling; process sequencing; production control; scheduling; Cellular manufacturing; Humans; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Mass production; Materials handling; Process design; Process planning; Product design; Stochastic processes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1990. Conference Proceedings., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN
0-87942-597-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSMC.1990.142058
Filename
142058
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