Towards improving the performance of flexible manufacturing system: a case study

Singholi, Ajay; Chhabra, Deepti; Ali, Mohammad

dc.contributor.author	Singholi, Ajay
dc.contributor.author	Chhabra, Deepti
dc.contributor.author	Ali, Mohammad
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-19T10:47:50Z
dc.date.available	2010-07-19T10:47:50Z
dc.date.issued	2010-06
dc.identifier.citation	Singholi, Ajay; Chhabra, Deepti; Ali, Mohammad. Towards improving the performance of flexible manufacturing system: a case study. "Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management", Juny 2010, vol. 3, núm. 1, p. 87-115.
dc.identifier.issn	2013-0953
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2099/9216
dc.description.abstract	Increasing global competition has evolved a manufacturing environment which gleans vast product variety, reduced manufacturing lead times, increased quality standards and competitive costs. Simultaneously, with a rising trend toward globalization, these manufacturing environments must be designed to cater new challenges to survive and grow in the marketplace. To deal with such multifaceted problems, new technologies support increased flexibility and automation. These objectives intended for the improvement of the manufacturing environment have been the key rationales for the introduction of flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs). In this paper a case study of a firm is presented with a contribution to suggest some methods of performance improvement for a flexible system of manufacturing. The study is based on the mathematical models illustrated in literature to estimate possible performance parameters like maximum production rate, make span time and overall utilization. Through this study, an effort is also made to present the improved design for existing flexible manufacturing system employed in the company. Various design and performance parameters are then evaluated and compared for the existing and improved FMS.
dc.format.extent	29
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	School of Industrial and Aeronautic Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT). Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Spain
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/
dc.subject	Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Direcció d'operacions::Sistemes productius
dc.subject.lcsh	Flexible manufacturing systems
dc.subject.other	Performance parameters
dc.subject.other	Production rate
dc.subject.other	Makespan time
dc.title	Towards improving the performance of flexible manufacturing system: a case study
dc.type	Article
dc.subject.lemac	Sistemes de producció flexibles
dc.identifier.dl	B-28744-2008
dc.description.peerreviewed	Peer Reviewed
dc.rights.access	Open Access
upcommons.citation.author	Singholi, Ajay; Chhabra, Deepti; Ali, Mohammad
upcommons.citation.published	true
upcommons.citation.publicationName	Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management
upcommons.citation.volume	3
upcommons.citation.number	1
upcommons.citation.startingPage	87
upcommons.citation.endingPage	115