Transcription of UNIT 6 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM - IGNOU
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UNIT 6 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM Introduction Flexibility and its type FMS and its rule in CIM environment Machine loading numerical example Problem description Solution methodology Exact heuristic by Reallocation paradigm Numerical illustration Scheduling Definition Dispatching rules Numerical Example Methods and practical applications Control of FMS SYSTEM Recent trends Summary keywords References INTRODUCTION Globalization, fickling market requirements and modern lifestyle trends have put up tremendous challenge to MANUFACTURING industries. In the current business scenario the competitiveness of any MANUFACTURING industry is determined by its ability to respond quickly to the rapidly changing market and to produce high quality products at low costs. However, the product cost is no longer the predominant factor affecting the manufacturers perception. Other competitive factors such as flexibility, quality, efficient delivery and customer satisfaction are drawing the equal attention.
manufacturing systems. So, an automated system assisted with sensor system is required to accomplish the needs and requirements of contemporary business milieu. Flexible manufacturing system has come up as a viable mean to achieve these prerequisites. The term flexible manufacturing system, or FMS, refers to a highly automated GT machine
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