Job sequencing to minimize tool changeovers in flexible manufacturing systems |
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| Authors: | DILEEP R SULE |
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| Institution: | 1. ME&2. amp;3. sol;4. IE Department , Louisiana Tech University , PO Box 10348, Ruston , LA , 71272 , USA |
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| Abstract: | The combination of group technology and heuristic is used to schedule jobs on a machine equipped with an automatic tool changer (ATC). The problem is prominent in flexible manufacturing systems where the efficiency in operation is, in part, obtained by use of ATC. The procedure presented here is efficient and does not require complex mathematics. |
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| Keywords: | Simulation Data Inaccuracy Manufacturing Software Systems Cost-BENEFIT Analysis |
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