Title :
Simulation as a planning and scheduling tool for flexible manufacturing systems
Author :
Drake, Glenn R. ; Smith, Jeffrey S. ; Peters, Brett A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a flexible simulation technique which facilitates automated experimentation of different scheduling rules. An enhanced version of Arena/SIMAN is used to develop an extremely high fidelity model of the manufacturing system. The decision making of an FMS is characterized and a framework for simulation-based scheduling and control is also introduced
Keywords :
digital simulation; flexible manufacturing systems; production control; Arena/SIMAN; FMS; automated experimentation; decision making; flexible manufacturing systems; flexible simulation technique; framework; manufacturing system; planning; scheduling tool; simulation; simulation-based scheduling; Analytical models; Automatic control; Control system synthesis; Control systems; Decision making; Flexible manufacturing systems; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing systems; Processor scheduling; Real time systems;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-78033018-8
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1995.478862
