Title :
Network flow optimization in flexible manufacturing systems
Author :
Kimemia, J. ; Gershwin, S.B.
Author_Institution :
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Abstract :
The problem of choosing an optimal mix of operating strategies in a flexible manufacturing system is solved by a network flow optimization approach. Mathematical methods which exploit the structure of the problem to generate manufacturing strategies are outlined. Numerical results show that the method produces results which agree with intuition for a two-workstation system.
Keywords :
Flexible manufacturing systems; Laboratories; Lagrangian functions; Manufacturing systems; Production systems; Queueing analysis; Steady-state; System performance; Virtual manufacturing; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control including the 17th Symposium on Adaptive Processes, 1978 IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1978.268005
