PHYSICALLY RECONFIGURABLE VIRTUAL CELLS - A DYNAMIC-MODEL FOR A HIGHLY DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT

Authors
RHEAULT M DROLET JR ABDULNOUR G
Citation
M. Rheault et al., PHYSICALLY RECONFIGURABLE VIRTUAL CELLS - A DYNAMIC-MODEL FOR A HIGHLY DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT, Computers & industrial engineering, 29, 1995, pp. 221-225
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Application, Chemistry & Engineering","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Industrial
Journal title
Computers & industrial engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
03608352
Volume
29
Year of publication
1995
Pages
221 - 225
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-8352(1995)29:<221:PRVC-A>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
This paper presents a scheduling framework for sustaining a manufactur ing environment that is said to be very dynamic and turbulent. The fra mework proposes five modules: part family formulation, family sequenci ng, cellular configuration, jobs scheduling and system monitoring. The modules will configure the worksatations in virtual, dynamic or hybri d cells. Decision criteria are exclusively economic and aim at minimiz ing the cost for transfering unit loads and the cost for relocating pr ocessors.