Wh. Jeng et Gr. Liang, AN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEM-DESIGN METHODOLOGY BASED ON A TRIPLE FLOW MODEL, International journal of industrial engineering, 5(1), 1998, pp. 17-27
Automated manufacturing systems (AMSs) are designed to efficiently tra
nsform materials into products. The transformation mainly involves thr
ee kinds of flows: material, information, and cost. In this paper, we
propose a methodology for designing an AMS by constructing a triple fl
ow model (TFM) for the AMS, which in turn incorporates three models: a
function model representing material flows and the manufacturing proc
ess; an information model to control the manufacturing process; and a
cost model to reflect resource utilization and material consumption. A
lso, the TFM's performance is evaluated and improved. As a holistic so
lution for AMS design, the methodology integrates manufacturing proces
s design, process control design, activity-based costing, and performa
nce improvement. A mold filling system is employed to demonstrate how
to construct the TFM and how to set a control parameter for improving
the performance.