Title :
Object-oriented inventories for simulations of manufacturing processes
Author :
Silbar, R.R. ; Knudsen, P.D. ; Hodge, C.A. ; Jackson, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., California Univ., NM, USA
Abstract :
It is shown that an object-oriented approach to inventories makes the simulation of manufacturing processes much simpler and easier to maintain. A complete set of functionalities for inventory objects, along with their hierarchical class structure and the attributes (slots) ass,ociated with each class is presented. It is not claimed that these functionalities are mature, but they appear to be quite adequate for present and future modeling of manufacturing processes. The hope is to transfer, more or less intact, everything developed above the instance level to other projects. An implementation using the KEE expert shell system has been developed, and the resulting machinery is being applied to Rocky Flats Plant pyrochemical operations
Keywords :
chemical engineering computing; digital simulation; expert systems; manufacturing data processing; manufacturing processes; object-oriented programming; KEE expert shell system; Rocky Flats Plant pyrochemical operations; attributes; functionalities; hierarchical class structure; inventory objects; manufacturing processes; modeling; object-oriented approach; simulations; Building materials; Computer aided manufacturing; Data structures; Laboratories; Manufacturing processes; Object oriented modeling; Object oriented programming; Personnel; Programming profession; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
AI Systems in Government Conference, 1990. Proceedings., Fifth Annual
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2044-7
DOI :
10.1109/AISIG.1990.63818
