Vp. Kochikar et Tt. Narendran, ON USING ABSTRACT MODELS FOR ANALYSIS OF FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, International Journal of Production Research, 32(10), 1994, pp. 2303-2322
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The modelling and analysis of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) has
been approached through a variety of methodologies, which diverge con
siderably in their ability to represent and analyse complex FMS featur
es. This paper broadly classifies the chief approaches, and evaluates
them against certain prescriptions. Petri Nets and their extensions sc
ore highly on the evaluation criteria. a modelling approach is present
ed based on Conditional Predicate/transition Nets (CPrTN), which exten
d the modelling power of Predicate/Transition Nets. CPrTN provide form
al, concise and graphical models, eminently suited for modelling the o
ften complex dynamic interactions in an FMS.