A rule-based,object-oriented framework for operating flexible manufacturing systems |
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| Authors: | C. BASNET J. H. MIZE |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Management Systems , University of Waikato , Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand;2. School of Industrial Engineering and Management, Oklahoma State University , Stillwater, USA |
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| Abstract: | A methodology for operating a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is presented which consists of a decomposition of the problem, where heuristics, rules, and simulation are integrated to make the control decisions needed for random FMS's. Expert systems are used to make operating decisions, to choose heuristics, and make operating policies. Multiple passes of discrete-event simulation are employed to evaluate decision alternatives. Object-oriented programming provides a suitable environment to implement the integrative framework |
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