| Author | Wahab, Mohamed Ismail Mohamed |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ISE-99-41 |
| Subject(s) | Flexible manufacturing systems
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. ISE-99-41 |
| Abstract | This study has focused on carrying out a comparative study, developing an interrelationship
among different flexibility types, and analyzing assessment methodologies for three important
flexibility types namely, machine flexibility, product mix response flexibility and routing
flexibility. A framework depicting relationship among the different types of flexiblities has
been established.
Several mathematical models have been developed to extend these flexibility-measures by
incorporating more information about the system. Two models dealt with dynamic loading
environment of manufacturing system have been proposed to measure the machine flexibility.
A new concept has been proposed to measure product mix response flexibility. Routing
flexibility has been measured incorporating the probability that an operation can be processed
on a machine immediately while the originally assigned machine is not available.
One of the performance measures regarding the effect of routing and machine flexibility has
been studied through simulation (SIGMA) of KM/Mil and M/M/lqueueing models, to
understand the behavior of dynamic loading environment of the manufacturing systems. The
observations foun'd have been further validated to a large-scale flexible manufacturing system. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. ISE-99-41 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Advanced Technologies (SAT) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Systems Engineering (ISE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shanker, Kripa; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Anulark Pinnoi;Bohez, Erik L. J.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | H.M. King of Thailand.; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology |