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"With the approach of the 21st Century and the current trends in manufacturing, the role of computer-controlled flexible manufacturing will increasingly be instrumental in the success of manufacturing enterprises. Manufacturing environments are changing to small batch, larger product variety, with the ability to be ""agile"". This is in stark contrast to conventional manufacturing which has relied on economy of scale, and where change is viewed as disruptive and detrimental to production. Computer integrated manufacturing and flexible manufacturing practices are a key component in the transition from conventional manufacturing to the ""new"" manufacturing environment. Unless significant improvements are made in the control and operation of computerized flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs), these manufacturing systems will prove to be the ""achilles heel"" for future manufacturing. With this view in mind, this edited work provides an overview of the current trends and developments in control of FMS. ""Computer Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems"" is intended for lecturers and researchers in manufacturing and industrial engineering as well as graduate students. Research and development engineers in industry and consultants working in manufacturing should also find this book invaluable."

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Author:   S. Joshi ,  J.S. Smith
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1994 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.920kg
ISBN:  

9780412562006

ISBN 10:   0412562006
Pages:   478
Publication Date:   31 July 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The role of CIM architectures in flexible manufacturing systems.- 2. Hierarchical control architectures from shop level to end effectors.- 3. Characteristics of computerized scheduling and control of manufacturing systems.- 4. Priority rules and predictive control algorithms for on-line scheduling of FMS.- 5. Scheduling of automated guided vehicles for material handling: dynamic shop floor feedback.- 6. An integrated planning and control system for scheduling in flexible manufacturing systems.- 7. Autonomous control for open manufacturing systems.- 8. Applications of Petri net methodology to manufacturing systems.- 9. Recent developments in modeling and performance analysis tools for manufacturing systems.- 10. Qualitative intelligent modeling of manufacturing systems.- 11. Formal models of execution function in shop floor control.- 12. Object-oriented design of flexible manufacturing systems.- 13. Efficient and dependable manufacturing — a software perpective.- 14. Process plan representation for shop floor control.- 15. Integration of cutting-tool management with shop-floor control in flexible machining systems.- 16. An object-oriented control architecture for flexible manufacturing cells.

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