| Author | Srinivas, V. |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. IE-90-26 |
| 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 | Computers and Communication networks are the key components of
a flexible manufacturing system. The network provides the means of
communication and control between machine, equipment, controllers I
and computers. The major objectives of the network are resource
sharing and communication. This study deals with the design of
computer networks for manufacturing and further a model is
developed to determine the optimal computer resource allocation in
a hierarchical controlled Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) .
The model uses closed queuing network theory as a basis for
development of the model and further on evaluation of the model.
Investigation of traffic flow, server utilization and other
performance measures of closed network of queues is done by using
CAN-Q (Computer Analysis of Network of Queues) developed by Solberg
(19 80) .
To model the FMS operation, the data flows are also simulated
as a closed queuing network. Accessing a data storage device,
reading a block of data and sending it to another device is
equivalent to approaching, picking up and transporting a workpiece I I j I from one machine to another. Processing a block of data is much
like machining a workpiece. The feedback signal is equivalent to
another movement. Therefore a mathematical model of data or
information ยท flow similar to the work flow/material flow in
production system is formulated. Also the specific computer program
which implements the mathematical model is created.
A dynamic programming model then determines the optimal
computer resource allocation in the hierarchical controlled FMS. |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Bohez, Erik L.J.
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| Examination Committee(s) | Tabucanon, Mario T. ;Nagarur, Nagendra N.
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Keidanren Foundation, Japan. |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 |