Title :
Evaluation of flexibility in manufacturing systems
Author :
Zahran, Ismail M. ; Elmaghraby, Adel S. ; Shalaby, Mohammed Adel
Author_Institution :
Emacs Dept., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
Abstract :
Studies devoted to modeling and measuring the flexibility of manufacturing systems are reviewed and discussed. Some flexibility measures are then proposed. One is routing flexibility, i.e. flexibility in the sequence of product processing operations. The other measures the consequences of adding new products or increasing the production volumes. Data necessary for both measures are almost deterministic, easy to obtain, and related to what is happening on the shop floor
Keywords :
production control; scheduling; flexibility; manufacturing systems; modeling; process sequencing; production control; scheduling; Cellular manufacturing; Humans; Manufacturing processes; Manufacturing systems; Mass production; Materials handling; Process design; Process planning; Product design; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1990. Conference Proceedings., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-597-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1990.142058
