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Very few Mathematical Tools are available to study the dynamics of discrete manufacturing systems. Petri Nets, and in particular a special type of Petri Nets called Timed Event Graphs, seem to be of special interest for ...

A new method (Computerized LAyout Solutions using Simulated annealing - CLASS) that considers the inter-cell and intra-cell layout problems in a cellular manufacturing environment is presented. It addresses the relative ...

This paper considers the problem of scheduling a given set of jobs on a single machine in order to minimize the total earliness and tardiness costs. The scheduling horizon is divided into elementary periods; jobs have ...

A comprehensive methodology for the formation of manufacturing cells in an environment consisting of unique as well as multiple, functionally identical machines is presented in this paper. The proposed method presupposes ...

Efficient lumber utilization at the saw has become a key issue in the woodworking industry. This is because of shrinking supply and increasing raw material prices. In this paper, formulation of the cross-cut first method ...

This paper presents a new approach from a systems engineering perspective to integrate tool path control and surface topography generation for the quality control of machined surfaces. This approach is based on a strategic ...

The determination of a good decomposition of a manufacturing system into manufacturing cells, when various manufacturing processes are available for each type of product, is addressed in this paper. We propose a simple ...

In this paper, we give a brief summary of simulated annealing procedures used to solve combinatorial optimization problems. We then present the manufacturing cell design problem which consists of designing cells of limited ...

There is a critical need to achieve Computer Integrated Manufacturing, to link the factory-level functions (Product Design, Process Planning and Manufacturing Resource Planning) with the manufacturing functions (Parts ...