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Optimal Design of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Flexible manufacturing systems are complex production systems with considerable high investment costs. This book intends to show the reader how the design of such a system can be optimized. Thereby it addresses the academic world in management science and industrial engineering as well as system pla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tetzlaff, Ulrich A.W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg Physica-Verlag HD 1990, 1990
Edition:1st ed. 1990
Series:Contributions to Management Science
Subjects:
Operations Management
Operations Research
Production Management
Operations Research/decision Theory
Planning
Organization
Decision Making
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • A: Introduction
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Flexible manufacturing systems
  • 3. Planning problems of flexible manufacturing systems
  • B: Analyzing the Design Process
  • 4. The design process
  • 5. A concept for the design process
  • C: Tools and Models
  • 6. Tools for the design process
  • 7. Modelling the basic planning stage
  • 8. Models for the optimal design of flexible manufacturing systems
  • 9. Conclusions and directions for further research
  • Appendix C: Consideration of demand under risk and uncertainty
  • Appendix D: Test runs for model EQUP-NEW-(1)
  • Appendix E: List of figures, tables, algorithms
  • Appendix F: Abbreviations, journals, definitions of indices, parameters and variables
  • References

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