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Chapter-3
FLEXIBLE
MANUFACTURING
SYSTEM LAYOUT AND
SCHEDULING
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CHAPTER - 3
FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM LAYOUT AND
SCHEDULING
3.1
Introduction
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3.2
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3.5
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3.6
Benefits of FMS
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3.4
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Industries
which
are
responding
rapidly
to
market
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between high mechanized line and CNC Machines with efficient midvolume production of a various part mix with low setup time, low workin-process, low inventory, short manufacturing lead time, high machine
utilization and high quality [74]. FMS is especially attractive for medium
and low-capacity industries such as automotive, aeronautical, steel and
electronics.
Flexible manufacturing system incorporates the following concepts
and skills in an automated production system [75].
1. Flexible automation
2. Group technology
3. Computer numerical control machine tools
4. Automated material handling between machines
the
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to
make
new
component
which
is
called
an
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(FMC).
styles. The product design is considered fixed. So, the system can be
designed with a certain amount of process specialization to make the
operation more efficient.
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Dedicated FMS
Physical subsystem
Control subsystem
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1. Workstations.
It
consists
of
NC
machines,
machine-tools,
of
automated
material
handling
equipment
such
as
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3.3
manufacturing
system
brings
rewards
in
actual
avoiding
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CONVEYOR
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LOADING
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possible
arrangement
of
this
layout
is
shown
in
fig-
3.5[81].
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If a handling robot
system cell , the machines are laid out in a circle, such a layout is
called circular layout. A possible arrangement of this layout
is shown in
fig-3.7[1].
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material-handling
systems
for
manufacturing
have
in a central
released
For these
system or as
types of scheduling,
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both
types
of scheduling
problems,
three
different
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the
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3.
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ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
When
seeking
improvement
in
output,
look
for
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management
control
over
the
entire
manufacturing process
Substantially reduced scrap levels.
The ability to adapt quickly to new work pieces.
SummarySN
SSAs the work reported on flexible manufacturing system layout
optimization, using scheduling as a constraint is very scanty, the
researcher is motivated in selecting this problems as his research work.