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Intelligent organization for flexible manufacturing
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 2000Intelligent production scheduling has been viewed as a problem-solving task that involves the generation of a suitable schedule among different ones using learning techniques. This work presents a unified model for a class of intelligent machines, suitable for flexible manufacturing systems, in which each alternative production plan comprises a fixed ...
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Flexible Manufacturing and Market Structure
2002In this paper, the authors investigate the implications of flexible manufacturing for market structure. In the received theory of market structure, based largely on inflexible techniques of production, a number of well-known forces work to limit concentration. In the authors' model, none of these forces exists.
Eaton, B Curtis, Schmitt, Nicolas
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Scheduling of a Flexible Manufacturing Cell
IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 1992Abstract Flexible manufacturing cell (FMC) is an emerging component in modern manufacturing environments. In an FMC, parts are processed by a few programmable machine types, transported by an automated material handling system (MHS), and stored in buffers between operations.
T.-K. Hwang, P.B. Luh
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A Control System for Flexible Manufacturing
Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, 1996ABSTRACTThe application of computers to the manufacturing industry has substantially altered die control procedures used to program a whole manufacturing process. At present one of the major problems with Flexible Manufacturing Systems is the lack of a good practical overall control system. This paper identifies the problems involved in current methods
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Analysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
1983What is a flexible manufacturing system (FMS)? Briefly an FMS is an “automated job-shop”, or more diffusely an FMS is a set of machines connected by a transport network, capable of producing a variety of related parts with a minimum of manual intervention.
CANUTO, Enrico, MENGA G, BRUNO G.
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Control Principles in Flexible Manufacturing
1984 American Control Conference, 1984Abstract Flexible manufacturing systems present a setting in which application of control concepts can be crucial. Today, some concepts are in place where needed, some are waiting to be applied, and some are yet to be created. This paper is a status report on FMS control technology, based on ongoing work at the The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in ...
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Managing for flexible software manufacturing
Computer, 1998Contrary to popular belief, the most difficult problem in software reuse is not technical; rather, it is establishing a manufacturing culture. To manufacture software systematically, managers must provide three supporting pillars: development processes, infrastructure and culture. The author discusses these three issues.
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Flexible simulations for manufacturing
2008 Winter Simulation Conference, 2008Christopher Milligan, Doug Meiser
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Robots in flexible manufacturing systems
Robotics, 1987Abstract The use of computer controlled manufacturing systems incorporating robots and flexible control is of paramount interest today. A number of economists have noted that strength in high technology industries such as aircraft, missiles, communications, electronic and computers, in contrast to older industries, gives the economy of any country ...
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Planning of flexible manufacturing systems
Robotica, 1985SUMMARYIn this paper a new approach to planning of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs) is discussed. This approach takes advantage of FMS features and is based on linking of machining and assembling operations. There are two problems embedded in the presented approach: station loading and operation scheduling.
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