... Evaluation Typically, the designer designs a product with minimal knowledge about the capabilities and limitations ofthe manufacturing technology The designer then tries to find out if thedesign can be ... Ranking of Redesign Alternatives Another area requiring research attention in the context of generation of redesign solutions (design advisor) is the ranking ofthe generated redesign alternatives ... safety, aesthetics, etc.) for having the feature on the part model Each of these reasons have a different degree of importance depending on the context ofthe product The concepts of feature...
... know the prices of chemicals in the various markets and the operating costs of processes, the problem is then to decide the operating level of each process and amount of each chemical in the list ... for the production of each chemical We might then contemplate the in-house production of some ofthe required ingredients, forcing us to consider another tier of ingredients and by-products The ... limited The case of shut down of an existing plant results when the variable Wit takes a value of zero after a given time period t The economics of shut down can be modeled by the inclusion of the...
... Evaluation Typically, the designer designs a product with minimal knowledge about the capabilities and limitations ofthe manufacturing technology The designer then tries to find out if thedesign can be ... Ranking of Redesign Alternatives Another area requiring research attention in the context of generation of redesign solutions (design advisor) is the ranking ofthe generated redesign alternatives ... safety, aesthetics, etc.) for having the feature on the part model Each of these reasons have a different degree of importance depending on the context ofthe product The concepts of feature...
... know the prices of chemicals in the various markets and the operating costs of processes, the problem is then to decide the operating level of each process and amount of each chemical in the list ... for the production of each chemical We might then contemplate the in-house production of some ofthe required ingredients, forcing us to consider another tier of ingredients and by-products The ... limited The case of shut down of an existing plant results when the variable Wit takes a value of zero after a given time period t The economics of shut down can be modeled by the inclusion of the...
... this, the computer has also been identified and treated as a central and most essential issue These are the issues that are at the core ofthe contents of this volume This set of volumes consists of ... established their importance in such decision-making problems It is, therefore, no surprise that there is a considerable number of papers in the literature devoted to the problem of long-range ... well-integrated volumes on the broadly significant subject of computer-aided design, engineering, and manufacturing: systems techniques and applications It is appropriate to mention that each ofthe seven volumes...
... product design and development typically treats design and manufacturing as isolated activities In this approach, thedesign department designs an artifact and throws it “over the wall” to the manufacturing ... consideration the manufacturing capabilities and limitations ofthe shop floor The manufacturing department, in turn, studies thedesign from a manufacturability viewpoint and throws it back “over the wall” ... “over the wall” to thedesign department with a list of manufacturing concerns Typically, the artifact drawings go back and forth between the two departments until, eventually, the drawings are...
... measures of layout flexibility and compare the usefulness and limitations of each We also examine the relationship between factory layout and material handling and show that the realization of layout ... depends on the configuration ofthe material handling system Finally, we present an integrated procedure for flexible layout design in stochastic environments We use the procedure to highlight the desirability ... facilities must be designed with enough flexibility to withstand significant changes in their operating requirements The shortening of product life cycles and the increased variety in product offerings...
... Structural Control of Large-Scale Flexibly Automated Manufacturing Systems 4.1 4.2 Introduction The FMS Operational Model and the Manufacturing System Deadlock The FMS Operational Model • The Underlying ... Underlying Resource Allocation System (RAS) and the RAS Taxonomy • The Nature ofthe RAS Deadlock and Generic Resolution Approaches • Literature Review ofthe FMS Deadlock Problem • Developing Correct ... automation ofthe underlying production systems However, even though a great deal of work has been done to facilitate manufacturing automation at the hardware component level, currently there is...
... 5.7 Problems of Software Reengineering: The Example of a Tourism Network • The Reengineering of a Tourism Booking and Information Software System • The Methodological Approach to the Software Reengineering ... 5 TheDesignof Human-Centered Manufacturing Systems 5.1 5.2 Introduction Concept, Implementation, and Evaluation of Human-Centered SystemsThe Concept of Human-Centered Systems • Human-Centered ... Reengineering of Complex Software Systems 5.8 Assessing the Human Orientation of New Control Technology: The Example of Slovenia The Concept of Success Factors • The Importance of Human Orientation as...
... Model of Conceptual Design Phase and Its Applications in theDesignof Mechanical Drive Units 7.1 Introduction Design as a Process of Conceptual Designof Products Leading to Manufacturing Design ... Perspective • Iterativeness oftheDesign Process — Supplementing of Information • Levels ofDesign 7.2 Model of Conceptual Design Expressions Required to Understand the Model • Basic Function ... Models of Shape • Flexible Function (Model) Structure • Synthesis of a Design Model 7.3 Implementation ofthe Model 7.4 Assessment of Appropriateness of Working Principles and Models of Shape...
... fasteners Others, such as automobiles and airplanes, are more complex Complicated products normally use a greater number of parts of different sizes, shapes, and materials All of these parts ... assemblages of components Some are relatively simple, consisting of a few different parts joined by a selected means For example, some kitchen knives have wooden handles that are attached to the knife ... 8 Computer Assembly Planners in Manufacturing Systems and Their Applications in Aircraft Frame Assemblies 8.1 8.2 Introduction Techniques of Computer Assembly Planners Algorithmic Approach...
... call the R PN model, and focuses on the deadlock avoidance problems in the system We introduce the concept of D-structures and explore some of their basic properties, as well as characterize the ... liveness ofthe system in terms of D-structures We address the deadlock avoidance problems by introducing the restrictive controller In order to synthesize such a controller, we first 2 reduce the ... directly causes deadlock in R PN The restrictive policy restricts the utilization of some key resources In many cases, the Petri net controller can guarantee not only that the controlled R PN is live,...
... thedesignofthe service delivery system should support the realization ofthe service concept and different service concepts require different approaches to thedesignof service delivery systems ... D The dth dimension position ofthe ith particle at the iteration τ The dth dimension velocity ofthe ith particle at in the iteration τ Personal best position (pbest) ofthe ith particle at the ... D The dth decision variable ofthe vector i at the iteration τ The ith decision vector at the iteration τ The ith mutation vector at the iteration τ The ith trial vector at the iteration τ The...