TY - GEN
T1 - Application of artificial intelligence (AI) methods for designing and analysis of reconfigurable cellular manufacturing system (RCMS)
AU - Xing, Bo
AU - Nelwamondo, Fulufhelo V.
AU - Battle, Kimberly
AU - Gao, Wenjing
AU - Marwala, Tshilidzi
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - This work focuses on the design and control of a novel hybrid manufacturing system: Reconfigurable Cellular Manufacturing System (RCMS) by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach. It is hybrid as it combines the advantages of Cellular Manufacturing System (CMS) and Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS). In addition to inheriting desirable properties from CMS and RMS, RCMS provides additional benefits including flexibility and the ability to respond to changing products, product mix and market conditions during its useful life, avoiding premature obsolescence of the manufacturing system. The emphasis of this research is the formation of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Cell (RMC) which is the dynamic and logical clustering of some manufacturing resources, driven by specific customer orders, aiming at optimally fulfilling customers' orders along with other RMCs in the RCMS.
AB - This work focuses on the design and control of a novel hybrid manufacturing system: Reconfigurable Cellular Manufacturing System (RCMS) by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) approach. It is hybrid as it combines the advantages of Cellular Manufacturing System (CMS) and Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS). In addition to inheriting desirable properties from CMS and RMS, RCMS provides additional benefits including flexibility and the ability to respond to changing products, product mix and market conditions during its useful life, avoiding premature obsolescence of the manufacturing system. The emphasis of this research is the formation of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Cell (RMC) which is the dynamic and logical clustering of some manufacturing resources, driven by specific customer orders, aiming at optimally fulfilling customers' orders along with other RMCs in the RCMS.
KW - AI
KW - ANN
KW - RCMS
KW - RMC
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77950921929&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICASTECH.2009.5409694
DO - 10.1109/ICASTECH.2009.5409694
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77950921929
SN - 9781424435234
T3 - ICAST 2009 - 2nd International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology
SP - 402
EP - 409
BT - ICAST 2009 - 2nd International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology
T2 - 2nd International Conference on Adaptive Science and Technology, ICAST 2009
Y2 - 14 December 2009 through 16 December 2009
ER -
