Production Planning in Automated Manufacturing [Paperback]

In this book quantitative approaches are proposed for production planning problems in automated manufacturing. In particular, techniques from operations research provide ways to tackle these problems. Special attention is given to the efficient use of tools in automated manufacturing systems. The book presents models and tests solution strategies for different kinds of production decision problems. A case study in the manufacturing of printed circuit boards highlights the methodology. The book will help to understand the nature of production planning problems in automated manufacturing and show how techniques from operations research may contribute to their solution.In this book quantitative approaches are proposed for production planning problems in automated manufacturing. In particular, techniques from operations research provide ways to tackle these problems. Special attention is given to the efficient use of tools in automated manufacturing systems. The book presents models and tests solution strategies for different kinds of production decision problems. A case study in the manufacturing of printed circuit boards highlights the methodology. The book will help to understand the nature of production planning problems in automated manufacturing and show how techniques from operations research may contribute to their solution.1 Automated manufacturing.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Production planning for FMSs.- 1.2.1 What is an FMS?.- 1.2.2 The hierarchical approach.- 1.2.3 Tactical Planning.- 1.2.4 Operational planning.- 1.3 Overview of the monograph.- 2 Throughput rate optimization in the automated assembly of printed circuit boards.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Technological environment.- 2.3 The throughput rate optimization problem.- 2.4 Workload balancing.- 2.4.1 Subproblem (A).- 2.4.2 Subproblem (B).- 2.5 Scheduling of individual machines.- 2.5.1 Subproblem (C).- 2.5.2 Subproblem (D).- 2.5.3 Subproblem (E).- 2.5.4 Subproblem (F).- 2.6 An example.- 3 Approximation algol#/