02308nam a2200241   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000310007324500860010426000520019030000160024249000260025850001520028450200580043652012150049465000550170970000350176470000480179970000490184771000470189681000580194385600650200120260817162523.0260698         th                  eng    a.b100833271 aAlfafara, Corinna Cutillar10aAnalytical and simulation tools for the design of a flexible manufacturing system  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1991  a63, [29] p.1 aThesis ;vno. IE-91-3  aA thesis report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master  of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology  aThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991  aDue to the diverse factors incorporated in each and every Flexible Manufacturing  System, an appropriate and powerful tool is required to arrive at tailor made design concepts  and analysis. Although CANQ, an analytical model, has been found to be robust in desigmng  and analyzing FMSs, limitations in the design lead to inhibitions as to the accuracy of  representation of the results to the desired and realistic FMS to be modeled. Simulation  modeling not only overcomes these limitations, but also provides the modeler with a free hand  in designing and analyzing the FMS.  Through CANQ and Simulation, a proposed Flexible Manufacturing System has been  studied. Conclusions from the analysis are twofold: that the proposed FMS to replace the  existing manufacturing system is feasible by increasing productivity 7.7 % (CANQ result) and  20.53% (Simulation result); and that from among the factors varied in the simulation  experiments: routings, dispatching rules, machine failures and part inspection, materials  handling system; machine failures and part inspection caused the output rate to decrease by  36.31 %. The other factors have negligible effect on the production rate of the proposed  design. 0aFlexible manufacturing systemsxSimulation methods1 aBohez, Erik L.J.,eChairperson1 aTabucanon, Mario T.,eExamination Committee1 aNagarur, Nagendra N.,eExamination Committee2 aGovernment of Belgium, eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. IE-91-3  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B17637