Effective Material Flow Management in the Small-Lot Assemblyof Electronic Products

本研究将为小批量装配中物料流的生产与库存控制一体化提供科学依据。这项工作将集中在电子工业；然而，结果可以在广泛的装配系统中找到普遍的应用。该研究还将通过对五种可选择的模型构建范例的检查，增加对盘点/积累用于装配的组件的特定过程的理解。作为本研究的一部分，开发的新模型将基于Phase-type和Coxian-type分布，以更好地捕捉小批量装配系统的复杂性。其他需要研究的领域包括具有成本效益的管理程序，有效分配现有部件以满足客户需求的方法，同时提高装配生产率，以及协调操作的灵活的瞬时物料流模型。研究项目包括与行业的相关互动。

This research will contribute to the scientific basis for integrating production and inventory control as it relates to material flow in small-lot assembly. This work will focus on the electronics industry; however, the results could find general application in a broad range of assembly systems. The research will also add to the understanding of the particular process of inventorying/accumulating components for assembly through an examination of five alternative model building paradigms. The new models developed as part of this research will be based on Phase-type and Coxian-type distributions to better capture the complexities of small-lot assembly systems. Other areas to be studied include cost- effective management procedures, effective means of allocating on-hand components to satisfy customer requirements while promoting assembly productivity, and flexible models of transient material flow for coordinating operations. The research program includes relevant interaction with industry.