Modeling Manufacturing Systems From Aggregate Planning to Real-Time Control [Paperback]

Advanced modeling techniques are a necessary tool in order to design and manage manufacturing systems effectively. This book contains a set of tutorial chapters on topics ranging from aggregate production planning to real time control, including predictive and reactive scheduling, flow management in assembly systems, simulation of robotic cells, design of manufacturing systems under uncertainty and a historical perspective on production management philosophies. The book will be of interest both to researchers and practitioners, including graduate students in Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Research.Advanced modeling techniques are a necessary tool in order to design and manage manufacturing systems effectively. This book contains a set of tutorial chapters on topics ranging from aggregate production planning to real time control, including predictive and reactive scheduling, flow management in assembly systems, simulation of robotic cells, design of manufacturing systems under uncertainty and a historical perspective on production management philosophies. The book will be of interest both to researchers and practitioners, including graduate students in Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Research.Modelling Manufacturing Systems: an Introduction: P. Brandimarte, A. Villa: Introduction and Overview of the Contributions.- For Further Reading.- References.- From the Aggregate Plan to Lot-Sizing in Multi-level Production Planning: J.-C. Hennet: Introduction.- The Planning Process.- The Lot-Sizing Problem.- Example.- Conclusion.- References.- Shop Floor Scheduling in Discrete Parts Manufacturing: G. J. Meester, J. M. J. Schutten, S. L. van de Velde, W. H. M. Zijm: Introduction.- Basic Decomposition Approach.- Multi-Resource Scheduling.- Set-Up Times.- Convergent and Divergent Job Routings.- Further Extensions and Practical Aspects.- JOBPLANNER.- Conclusions.- References.- Appendix A: Derivation of Set-Up Jobs.- Integrating Layout Design and Material Flowlí