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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A Decision Making Tool in FMS Design

Giovanni PerroneG. Lo NigroS. Noto La Diega

subject

Flexibility (engineering)MachiningComputer scienceControl (management)ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMSMaterial handlingManufacturing engineering

description

In FMS design one of the initial fundamental decision concerns the flexibility level of the workstations to be implemented. New machining centers offer the possibility to carry out several operations on the workpieces to be processed, thus reducing the workload both of the material handling system and of the resources used to control the part flow in the FMS. In spite of advantages related to the use of the machining centers with high flexibility, the better typology of each workstation must be evaluated taking into account its influence on the tools fleet and on the workload of the handling and tool room subsystems.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1995-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34910-7_20