Scheduling in Flexible Manufacturing Systems
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The objective of this Engineering Initiation Award research                project is to develop methodologies for the investigation of                    characteristics of fast, reliable and implementable FMS scheduling              techniques.  A family of algorithms based on controlled sampling                from the set of active schedules will be defined.  Behavior of the              algorithms will be investigated using analytical techniques and                 digital simulation.  The analyses will be performed to reveal the               characterization of efficient schedules with respect to tardiness,              utilization and congestion, and cost related scheduling criteria as             well as sensitivity of schedules to changes in flexibility and                  availability of resources in flexible manufacturing systems.  The               proposed research is expected to enhance the understanding of                   scheduling in flexible manufacturing systems, provide new insights              for the study of manufacturing systems, and lead to development of              new problem solving methodologies.
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{'Code': '146800', 'Text': 'Manufacturing Machines & Equip'}
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