Flexible Manufacturing Systems in Practice
Design: Analysis and Simulation
1st Edition
Published on 18. December 1987
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-0-8247-7718-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book has been written for all those interested in flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) and other forms of computerized manufacturing systems (CMS). It deals with many aspects of the design, operation, and simulation of FMS and explains the origins of FMS.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional and Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
734 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8247-7718-0 (9780824777180)
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Person
Joseph Talavage (Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA) (Author)
Content
1. Introduction 2. The Development of Manufacturing Systems 3. Flexible Manufacturing Systems-Their Development and Benefits 4. Pallets, Fixtures, and Machines 5. Work-Handling and System Layouts 6. System Management and the Developing Scene 7. Simulation and Analysis in the Design of FMS 8. Simulation Modeling 9. Network-of-Queue Modeling 10. Network-of-Queue Analysis as a Design Aid for FMS 11. Simulation for FMS Design 12. Prescriptive Tools for FMS Design 13. Economic Justification of FMS 14. Artificial Intelligence in the Design of FMS