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Handbook of flexible manufacturing systems /

This handbook is a compilation of the current practical knowledge of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS). FMS allow manufacturing plants of all sizes to reduce their inventory while increasing their ability to meet consumer demands. By controlling automatic guided vehicles, robots, and machine tool...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jha, Nand K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �1991.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Handbook of Flexible Manufacturing Systems; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Planning, Scheduling, and Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems; I. Introduction; II. The Single-Product Scheduling Problem; III. The N-Product Scheduling Problem; IV. The Single-Batch Scheduling Problem; V. The N-Batch Scheduling Problem; VI. Scheduling Flexible Forging Machine; VII. Modeling the Problem of Scheduling n Operations on m Machines; VIII. Knowledge-Based Scheduling System; IX. The Heuristic Algorithm; Appendix: Proof of Theorem 1; References
  • Chapter 2. Computer Control in Flexible Manufacturing SystemsI. Introduction; II. Flexible Manufacturing System Composition-A Generic Scenario; III. The Hierarchy of Computer Control; IV. Computer Control in a Work Center; V. Computer Control in Subassembly/Main Assembly Lines; VI. Flexible Manufacturing System Supervisory Computer Control; VII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Computer Software for Flexible Manufacturing Systems; I. Introduction; II. System Issues; III. Types of Software; IV. Software Specification/Selection; V. Conclusions/Trends
  • Appendix: Software Supplier AddressesReferences; Chapter 4. Flexible Manufacturing Systems Simulation; I. Introduction; II. Applications of Simulation; III. Simulation Process; IV. A Model of a Flexible Manufacturing System; V. Simulation Software; VI. Limitations of Simulation; VII. Conclusion; Appendix A: SLAM II Simulation Model Code; Appendix B: Trace from Simulation Run; References; Chapter 5. Databases in Flexible Manufacturing Systems; I. Introduction; II. Manufacturing Data Systems; III. Manufacturing Data Flow
  • IV. Computer-Aided Design Considerations When Planning for Flexible Manufacturing SystemsV. Computer-Aided Manufacturing Considerations When Planning for Flexible Manufacturing Systems; VI. The Flexible Manufacturing System Database System; VII. Questions to Be Considered When Planning the Flexible Manufacturing System Database; VIII. Case Study Example; IX. Conclusions; References; Further Readings; Chapter 6. Group Technology in Flexible Manufacturing Systems; I. Introduction; II. Matrix Formulation; III. Mathematical Programming Formulation; IV. Graph Formulation
  • v. KBGT: A Knowledge-Based System for Group TechnologyReferences; Chapter 7. A Practical Method to Represent Uncertainty in Flexible Manufacturing Systems Justification; I. Introduction; II. A Brief Background on Possibility Distributions; III. Application of Possibility Distributions in Flexible Manufacturing Systems Justification; IV. Numerical Example; V. Conclusion; Appendix: The Vertex Method; References; Chapter 8. Design of Flexible Assembly Systems Using Simulation Modeling; I. Introduction; II. The Bosch Transfer Line for a Kitchen Appliance; III. Simulation Packages