TY - JOUR
T1 - Flexibility and types of changes in FMSs
T2 - A timed petri-nets assessment of machine flexibility
AU - Barad, M.
AU - Sipper, D.
PY - 1990/11
Y1 - 1990/11
N2 - This paper discusses the flexibility concept in the light of the production-systems capabilities needed to cope with changes occurring at different time horizons. Two basic flexibility components emerge: set-up (in time units) and variety (operations and transfer). The paper further describes a timed Petri-nets approach to machine-flexibility evaluation (set-up and operations variety). A timed Petrinets decomposition technique is used to derive measures of flexible machines' performance under changes that a flexible system has to cope with, such as failures, changeover interruptions, fluctuations in demand, and re-routing.
AB - This paper discusses the flexibility concept in the light of the production-systems capabilities needed to cope with changes occurring at different time horizons. Two basic flexibility components emerge: set-up (in time units) and variety (operations and transfer). The paper further describes a timed Petri-nets approach to machine-flexibility evaluation (set-up and operations variety). A timed Petrinets decomposition technique is used to derive measures of flexible machines' performance under changes that a flexible system has to cope with, such as failures, changeover interruptions, fluctuations in demand, and re-routing.
KW - Flexibility types and measures
KW - Machine and system set-up
KW - Machine versatility
KW - Petri nets with time
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1542606839&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/BF02601538
DO - 10.1007/BF02601538
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AN - SCOPUS:1542606839
SN - 0268-3768
VL - 5
SP - 292
EP - 306
JO - International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
JF - International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
IS - 4
ER -