Small Grants for Exploratory Research: The Feasibility of Hands-On Modeling in Manufacturing Systems

这项研究是为了测试许多现有制造系统模型背后的基本假设。现代制造系统现在可能具有机器人、复杂的数控机器、自动引导车辆和自动存储和检索系统的组合，作为系统中使用的一系列设备的一部分。这些创新中的每一项都有助于降低与系统运作相关的内在差异。此外，计算机网络维护系统状态信息，为制造系统的更复杂控制打开了大门。这个项目认真研究了现代制造系统模型基础假设的适当性。

This is research to test the basic assumptions underlying many of the existing models of manufacturing systems. Modern manufacturing systems now may have combinations of robots, complex numerically controlled machines, automated guided vehicles, and automated storage and retrieval systems as part of an array of equipment in use in the system. Each of these innovations serve to lower the inherent variance associated with the operation of the system. In addition, computer networks maintain system state information, opening the door for more sophisticated control of the manufacturing system. This project takes a serious look at the appropriateness of the assumptions underlying models of the modern manufacturing system.