TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ashtaputre,Shaunak Vishnu
AU  - Pandey,P.C.
AU  - Tabucanon,Mario T.
AU  - Bohez,Erik L.J.
ED  - CIDA, 
TI  - An approach to part selection in flexible manufacturing systems
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Bangkok
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Flexible manufacturing systems
N1  - A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of  Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology; Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology,1993
N2  - In this study, a flexible approach to the part selection problem of the Flexible Manufacturing  Systems is presented. Minimizing the work load imbalance on the machines in the system is the  objective. Constraints are considered for the avaialable fixture types and total number of pallets  in the system. Part mix and their production ratios are obtained as the result. A hierarchical due  date check is presented for red lining jobs which have an early due date.  The mathematical model does not consider secondary system characteristics like inter machine travel times or WIP dispatching rules, sequence of machine visits is also not considered.  Hence, the model is in a sense aggregate. For modelling the secondary system characteristics and  evaluating the performance of the flexible approach a simulation model is developed and a  hypothetical FMS operating as a Flexible Flow System is considered. The simulation experiments  are conducted to find the sensitivity of the system utilization to the secondary factors.
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