Performance Evaluation of Flexible Manufacturing System Under Different Material Handling Strategies

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ali ◽  
Mohd. Murshid
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing ◽  
Material Handling ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing System

The Study on Production Performances of Part Transporter in Flexible Manufacturing System by Using Simulation Method

2012 ◽  
Vol 576 ◽  
pp. 714-717
Author(s):  
Mohammad Iqbal ◽  
Muhammad Ridwan Andi Purnomo ◽  
Muhammad Ammar Bin Mohd Imra ◽  
Mohamed Konneh ◽  
A.N. Mustafizul Karim
Keyword(s):  
Waiting Time ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing ◽  
Material Handling ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing System ◽  
Arrival Rate ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Average Waiting Time ◽  
Processing Times

Material handling is one of major components in Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS). Any improvement of material handling capability is to affect the performance of the whole system. This paper discusses the simulation study on the effect of part arrival rate and dispatching rules to the average waiting time and production rate of the FMS. The facilities of the system were modeled into simulation environment by using Arena Simulation Software. The production parameters such as machine processing times, part transportation speed and type of products were put into the model to represent the behaviors of the real system. Two rules have been considered in the study, i. e. first come first served (FCFS), and shortest processing time (SPT). Average waiting time and productivity were taken into account as performance measures of the system. The result of the study showed that SPT rule gives shorter average waiting time and higher productivity. Based on this result, the SPT rules would be used to control part transporter in order to have a better performance of the FMS.

scholarly journals Development of a Small Scale Material Handling Machine for Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS)

2020 ◽  
pp. 84-105
Author(s):  
Saif Ullah Iqbal ◽  
C. B. Yeo ◽  
Umar Nirmal
Keyword(s):  
Flexible Manufacturing ◽  
Material Handling ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing System ◽  
Retrieval System ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Coding System ◽  
Storage And Retrieval ◽  
Software Modules ◽  
Automated Storage

The current works deals with the design and development of an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) machine for Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS). The work involved investigating ASRS machine features and operating procedures, evaluating related hardware, software and communication modules for the machine. The work explored on the different options of hardware and software modules offered in the current market and further selected the suitable one for the ASRS machine development. Several design considerations and the limitations faced during the process of the project development and implementation are given. Arduino was used as the coding system for the Arduino UNO board while stainless steel 305 and aluminium was used as the main frame in fabricating the ASRS machine. Lastly, a final working prototype of a fully-developed ASRS machine with dimensions of: 80cm by 73cm by 94cm (length by width by height) is presented.

scholarly journals Job shop scheduling considering material handling process

2018 ◽  
Vol 204 ◽  
pp. 07008
Author(s):  
Eka K.A. Pakpahan ◽  
Sonna Kristina ◽  
Ari Setiawan ◽  
Evelin Merlians
Keyword(s):  
Flexible Manufacturing ◽  
Material Handling ◽  
Manufacturing System ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing System ◽  
Job Shop ◽  
Job Shop Scheduling ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Shop Scheduling ◽  
Material Handling Equipment ◽  
The Impact

This paper discussed job shop scheduling considering material handling process. This process is a very important aspect on a flexible manufacturing system, where raw material or semi-finished goods are delivered from one processing point unto another by utilizing automated material handling equipment, functioned as shared resources. The starting time of each process is affected by the ability of the material handling equipment to conduct timely delivery from one point to another, therefore considering this process unto scheduling is important to enable planner to get precise estimation of the process makespan. We take the case where the flexible manufacturing system is consisted of four identical machines; each has the capability of processing various jobs due to the various cutting tools installed on their tools magazine. Jobs are dispatched based on longest processing time rule and then allocated to machine which has minimum load. Being a shared resource, material handling equipment has pick-up and delivery priority rule when handling multiple requests. The two most common rules are longest waiting and closest entity. This paper will analyzed the impact of each rule to the process makespan and material handling equipment utilization. Simulation model were built using Promodel to give decision maker better visualization of the system under consideration.

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