Title :
Controlling flow time delays in Flexible Manufacturing Cells
Author :
Slomp, J. ; Caprihan, R. ; Bokhorst, J.A.C.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Bus. & Econ., Univ. of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Abstract :
Flow time delays in flexible manufacturing cells (FMCs) are caused by transport and clamping/reclamping activities. This paper shows how dynamic scheduling parameters may control the flow times of jobs and the available task windows for flow time delays.
Keywords :
cellular manufacturing; clamps; delays; flexible manufacturing systems; job shop scheduling; clamping/reclamping activity; dynamic scheduling parameters; flexible manufacturing cells; flow time delays; task windows; Clamps; Delay effects; Dynamic scheduling; Fixtures; Flexible manufacturing systems; Job shop scheduling; Machining; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Vehicles; Flexible Manufacturing Cell; Flow Time Delay; Priority Rule;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2009. IEEM 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4869-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4870-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEEM.2009.5373403
