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Showing 1 to 20 of 281 for “"Manufacturing Systems"”.
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Modelling manufacturing systems flexibility.
… a significant competitive advantage to manufacturing organisations. The rapid rise in global sourcing, has resulted in manufacturers having to offer greater levels of customisation, thus a wider product range is essential to an organisation's competitiveness. The rate at which new …
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Intelligent design of manufacturing systems.
The design of a manufacturing system is normally performed in two distinct stages, i.e. steady state design and dynamic state design. Within each system design stage a variety of decisions need to be made of which essential ones are the determination of the product range to be manufactured, the …
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Methods for configuring manufacturing systems
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1993.
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Coordination control of flexible manufacturing systems
… system for coordination control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs).
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Control of manufacturing systems with delay
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1987.
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Effectiveness analysis of flexible manufacturing systems
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985.
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Two topics in multistage manufacturing systems
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992.
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Fuzzy Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) are production systems consisting of identical multipurpose numerically controlled machines (workstations), automated material handling system, tools, load and unload stations, inspection stations, storage areas and a hierarchical control system. The latter has …
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Analysing approaches to specify automated manufacturing systems
Automating manufacturing systems can achieve competitive advantage leading to growth in profits through efficiency gains and other advantages including safety of workers and quality of produced products. However, without accurate specification there is no guarantee of realising return on …
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Intelligent Feedback Control for Flexible Manufacturing Systems
To many, the Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) is a key element in addressing the urgent need to rebuild and streamline the current industrial base. Combining flexibility with efficient production, these systems provide industry with the needed economic benefits to produce with high quality and …
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Control of push and pull manufacturing systems
In this thesis, two common models for manufacturing systems are studied: the push model and the pull model.
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Flexible manufacturing systems and the housing industry
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
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Cyber-Physical Security for Additive Manufacturing Systems
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a growing section of the advanced manufacturing field and is being used to fabricate an increasing number of critical components, from aerospace components to medical implants. At the same time, cyber-physical attacks targeting manufacturing systems have continued to …
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Digital Twin for Machine Tools and Manufacturing Systems
… System (CPS) framework for machine tools and manufacturing systems, addressing the challenges of model fidelity, knowledge extraction and cost- effective deployment in industrial environments. The study makes three key contributions. Firstly, it proposes a lightweight hybrid modelling approach …
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Object oriented modelling and simulation of manufacturing systems
… oriented approach to modelling and simulation of manufacturing systems. In particular, it addresses the problem of making the modelling and simulation process easier in order to shorten model development times. The final aim of the research is to find how object oriented systems principles can …
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Structural analysis and control of flexible manufacturing systems
… control. Structural analysis in discrete event systems refers to the characterization of states and regions in the system state space which are logically inconsistent with ""normal"" system operation. The structural characteristics of an FMS strongly affect its behavior and performance. The …
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Time scale analysis techniques for flexible manufacturing systems
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1988.
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A design methodology for automotive component manufacturing systems
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and, (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1998.
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Capacity allocation and safety stocks in manufacturing systems
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992.
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