Application of Scheduling Systems in Smart Manufacturing

Scheduling in manufacturing systems

Scheduling in Flexible Manufacturing Systems

One of the major problems confronting the search for efficiency in flexible manufacturing systems is the problem of loading and scheduling. This abstract presents a new method to solve such problems. The methodology, which is based on the use of genetic algorithms, allows simple codification of problems and thus facilitates its use. Two kinds of solution are proposed – that is, loading and sche...

Scheduling in Holonic Manufacturing Systems

This chapter presents some of the issues with holonic manufacturing systems. It starts by presenting the current manufacturing scenario and trends and then provides some background information on the holonic concept and its application to manufacturing. The current limitations and future trends of manufacturing suggest more autonomous and distributed organisations for manufacturing systems; hol...

Scheduling Manufacturing Systems in an Agile Environment

Producing customized products to respond to changing markets in a short time and at a low cost is one of the goals in agile manufacturing. To achieve this goal customized products can be produced using an assembly-driven product differentiation strategy. The successful implementation of this strategy lies in efficient scheduling of the system. However, little research has been done in addressin...

Smart Manufacturing Systems based on Cyber-physical Manufacturing Services (CPMS)

Future manufacturing is becoming “smart” – capable of agilely adapting to a wide variety of changing conditions. This requires production plants, supply chains and logistic systems to be flexible in design and reconfigurable “on the fly” to respond quickly to customer needs, production uncertainties, and market changes. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) provides a promising platform to achiev...