Abstract
This paper describes a software package which can model and analyze the performance of a flexible manufacturing system (FMS) cell based on Petri net theory. Using X window graphical interface and animation, this software makes modeling and analysis visualized and easy to understand and manipulate. It lets a user draw factory layout of an arbitrary FMS cell on the screen using tools supplied. A corresponding Petri net model can also be drawn on the screen. It can display the animated overall operating process of the FMS corresponding to the Petri net model. By experimenting with different input and comparing the output in a timed period, a user can quickly determine how to improve the efficiency, reduce the cost, and pin down the bottleneck. This software is of practical value for industrial engineers and production managers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | 1992 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics |
Subtitle of host publication | Emergent Innovations in Information Transfer Processing and Decision Making, SMC 1992 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 1651-1656 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 1992-January |
ISBN (Electronic) | 0780307208, 9780780307209 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1992 |
Event | IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 1992 - Chicago, United States Duration: Oct 18 1992 → Oct 21 1992 |
Other
Other | IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 1992 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Chicago |
Period | 10/18/92 → 10/21/92 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Human-Computer Interaction