A model predictive control approach for real-time optimization of reentrant manufacturing lines

Computers in Industry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-57

  Vargas Villamil, Felipe D ^a   Rivera, Daniel E ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete event system; Fluid approximation; Model predictive control; Real time optimization; Reentrant line; Semiconductor manufacturing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DISCRETE TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE;

REENTRANT MANUFACTURING LINES;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0035331868     PISSN: 01663615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-3615(01)00080-X     Document Type: Article

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