Selection of a machine tool for FMS using ELECTRE III — a case study

Author

Balaji, Ch Mohan ; Gurumurthy, Anand ; Kodali, Ramababu

Author_Institution

Birla Inst. of Technol. & Sci. (BITS), Pilani, India

fYear

2009

fDate

22-25 Aug. 2009

Firstpage

171

Lastpage

176

Abstract

A review of literature related to Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) revealed that various decision problems such as selection of optimal grippers, cutting conditions, tool flow, operational control rules, etc. have been addressed. However, adequate importance is not given to the dasiaselection of machine toolspsila. Hence, in this paper, an attempt has been made to fill in this research gap. A hypothetical case study is presented in which a decision regarding the purchase of a machine tool is to be made for establishing a FMS. To accomplish the same, a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) model namely, the Elimination and Choice Translating Reality (ELECTRE) is utilized for selecting a suitable machine tool.

Keywords

cutting tools; decision making; flexible manufacturing systems; machine tools; operations research; ELECTRE III; Elimination and Choice Translating Reality; FMS; cutting condition; flexible manufacturing systems; machine tool; multicriteria decision-making model; operational control rules; optimal gripper; tool flow; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer numerical control; Decision making; Flexible manufacturing systems; Grippers; Machine intelligence; Machine tools; Manufacturing systems; Mechanical engineering; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Automation Science and Engineering, 2009. CASE 2009. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangalore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4578-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4579-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COASE.2009.5234125

Filename

5234125