| Author | San Myint |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. IE-91-21 |
| 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 Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to develop a decision framework model useful for design and
selection of Flexible Manufacturing Systems under budgetary constraint and unstable demand situation.
In this study, an analytical model for selection and design of flexible manufacturing system
was developed. The objective of the model was to find the best configuration of machines and
material handling system taking into account fulfillment of product demand and minimizing cost
with the budgetary constraint and flexibility condition to cope with unstable demand situation.
The model comprises mainly two phases. First phase is called prescreening phase. The purpose
of this is to find the most possible alternative among all possible alternatives from the strategic point
of view. For this first phase model, most of the criteria are based on qualitative parameters. Therefore,
analytical hierarchical process (AHP) techniques is used and the possible alternatives are combinations of machines, material handling system and types of computers. I
After first phase, the second phase model is called evaluation phase and the objective of this
is to find out the best numbers and type of machines to cope with demand unstable situation. At
second phase model, both quantitative and qualitative criteria are considered by using Goal programming and analytical hierarchy process (AHP). Under AHP model, state economic value
measures demand life cycle of products and uncertainty. Under AHP model, the alternatives are
taken by changing numbers of machines in the system to get maximum utilization of the system.
This approach is like sensitivity analysis on machining functioning combinations of the system.
By using this model frame, two cases studies were made and the first one is automotive
manufacturing company from Thailand and another one is the gear parts manufacturing company
from Singapore. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tabucanon, Mario T.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Oudheusden, Dirk L. van ;Pandey, P. C.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |