In a robotized flexible manufacturing cell, robot (-vision) controllers are masters over local workstations or cells, because robot manipulators connect two important material flows: the processing flow and the transportation flow. One solution to integrate these two flows with on-line quality control in the manufacturing module, further networked with the design and planning modules, is to ado...

Production Planning Process also named Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is an important function of the Supply Chain Management, because it continuously assesses and adapts the supply and the demand, based on analyses of forecasts, current situations and operational plans. It is a monthly process which consists in several steps, and involves a lot of roles inside a company. This paper repre...

A simulation model was developed and tested using Taylor II to justify the implementation of a Flexible Manufacturing Cell (FMC). The current production capacity at the existing Continuous Flow (CF) assembly line must be increased and among other proposals, a FMC is highly recommended. Simulation models are developed, tested, verified, and the model sensitivity is evaluated. The simulation mode...

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The trend of short-run production and personalized customization is more popular in the manufacturing industry. And robots these lines must conduct task adjustment efficiently when learning new tasks. Thus, this paper developed intelligent cell based on human–robot collaboration (HRC-IMC) which can enhance ability cobots by introducing intelligence human. HRC-IMC was composed with four modules:...

this article is arranged based on a research plan which its goals is evaluation of the possibility of applying flexible human resource structure in industrial organizations. in this research, applying conditions of just in time (j.i.t) and flexible manufacturing systems (f.m.s) have brought up as a pioneer flexible movements in industrial units and based on based two phenomenon, the nescessity ...

This paper presents the design and the implementation of a Petri net (PN) model for the control of a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). A flexible automotive manufacturing system used in this environment enables quick cell configuration, and the efficient operation of cells. In this paper, we attempt to propose a flexible automotive manufacturing approach for modeling and analysis of shop flo...

Flexible Manufacturing system and design is an emerging area in management of technology across Organizations and Business in the manufacturing and services sector, addressing the need of the industry on Flexible Manufacturing for the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises to meet their strategic objectives and apply business process management approach to implement this emerging technology. An ove...

Nowadays, with the globalization of the markets, the companies must to implement new manufacturing technologies and concepts for the improvement of manufacturing systems productivity. The integration is one of the keys to solve the problems in manufacturing systems. The arrangement of the resources in cells and the implementation of control systems allows the improvement of productivity, flexib...