Effects of flexibility and scheduling decisions on the performance of an FMS: Simulation modelling and analysis

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2058-2078

  Joseph, O A ^a   Sridharan, R ^b  

^a KMCT College of Engineering   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

Flexible manufacturing system; part sequencing rules; regression metamodels; routing flexibility; sequencing flexibility

Indexed keywords

DUE DATES; EARLIEST DUE DATES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLOW-TIME; MEAN INTER-ARRIVAL TIME; META MODEL; PART SEQUENCING; REGRESSION METAMODELS; ROUTING FLEXIBILITY; SCHEDULING DECISIONS; SCHEDULING RULES; SEQUENCING FLEXIBILITY; SIMULATION-BASED; WORK LOADS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; ROUTING ALGORITHMS; SCHEDULING;

NETWORK ROUTING;

EID: 84861368178     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2011.575091     Document Type: Article

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