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Aims :

The aim of the present module is to provide fundamental information on the most important production systems used in the modern manufacturing industries. It will be emphasized aspects concerning integration and sizing of the production systems.

Topics :

Decision making attributes in production: cost, time, flexibility and quality. Classification of production systems.
Automated production lines: fundamentals, line balancing algorithms, analysis of production lines with no internal storage, analysis of production lines with buffer storage, applications, examples.
Group technology and cellular manufacturing: part families, part classifications and coding, production flow analysis, cellular manufacturing, quantitative analysis in cellular manufacturing, examples.
Flexible manufacturing systems: fundamentals, components, applications and benefits, planning and implementation issues, quantitative analysis, examples.


Textbooks :

Slides of lectures.
M.P. Groover, Automation, Production Systems, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.

Exam :

Oral examination

Tutorial Session :

Tuesday, from 11.00 a.m. to 01.00 p.m.