Development of a framework for E-Manufacturing: Enabling Tool and System used for E-Manufacturing - Softcover

Jha, Sujit Kumar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659250163 ISBN 13: 9783659250163

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This thesis enlightens some of the key issues involved in developing real schedule generation architecture in E-manufacturing environment. The high cost and long cycle time of development of shop floor control systems accompanied by the lack of robust system integration capabilities are some of the major deterrent in the development of the underlying architecture.In this thesis,a robust framework has been conceptualized,which is capable of providing flexibility to the system, communicating among various entities and making intelligent decisions. Owing to the fast communication, distributed control and autonomous character, agent-oriented architecture has been preferred here to address the scheduling problem in E- manufacturing. Further, an integer programming based model has been formulated for determining the optimal part type sequence from the part type pool with dual objectives namely, minimizing the makespan and increasing the system throughput. The proposed auction-based heuristic to allocate the operation on machines, supported by agent technology appears to be a good formalism to resolve a complex problem in e-manufacturing environment.

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About the Author

Sujit Kumar Jha is a Faculty member of Engineering Department at Ibra College of Technology,Ibra, Oman. He started his career as Lecturer in Anand Engineering College, India. He Graduated from Govt. Engineering College, Bihar and Post Graduate of Diploma in Thermal Power Plant Engineering and M.Tech in Manufacturing Engineering from NIFFT, India.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659250163
• ISBN 13: 9783659250163
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 100