GOALI/FSI/Engineering Faculty in Industry Award: Integrated Material Flow System Analysis within a Hybrid, Demand Flow Environment

9510490 Noble这个行业实习项目的目标是在对一个制造系统进行实证研究的基础上，对物料流系统进行综合分析。该项目将开发和应用一个综合的物料流系统设计和分析方法，考虑到制造环境的混合性质。该方法将包括数学规划、计算机模拟和现有设施布局软件包的集成。研究计划是：(1)确定在混合制造环境中实现物料流同步的最佳单元负载大小；(2)制定一个时间范围内的设施布局和物料流系统演变计划。该项目旨在逐步采用综合物流系统，以便为中小型制造企业提供可实施的方法。物料流系统是制造系统的主要组成部分。因此，低效的物流系统会影响生产效率和竞争力。对物料流系统集成的研究可以促进对车间内物料流与其他系统之间相互作用的理解。增加对交互本质的理解将为开发方法提供一些见解，从而可以分析这些类型的复杂环境。由于该研究针对中小型制造业务，因此开发的工具可用于这些公司评估其物料流系统，以实现更好的车间性能。

9510490 Noble The objective of this industry internship project is to develop an integrated analysis for material flow systems based on an empirical study of a manufacturing system. The project will develop and apply an integrated material flow system design and analysis methodology that accounts for the hybrid nature of the manufacturing environment under consideration. The methodology will consist of the integration of mathematical programming, computer simulation, and existing facility layout software packages. The research plan is to (1) determine the optimal unit load sizes to achieve material flow synchronization in a hybrid manufacturing environment, and (2) develop a plan for facility layout and material flow system evolution over a time horizon. The project addresses the incremental adoption of an integrated material flow system so as to provide an implementable methodology for small and medium sized manufacturing firms. Material flow system is a primary integrating component of a manufacturing system. Therefore, an inefficient material flow system can affect manufacturing productivity and competitiveness. Research in the integration of material flow systems can advance the understanding of the interaction between material flow and other systems within a shop floor. Increased understanding of the nature of interaction will provide some insight in the development of methodologies whereby these types of complex environment can be analyzed. . Because the research is directed at small to medium sized manufacturing operations, the tools developed can be used by these firms to evaluate their material flow systems in order to achieve better shop performance.