Material Flow Systems in Manufacturing

This book contains a collection of contributions related to the design and control of material flow systems in manufacturing. Material flow systems in manufacturing covers a broad spectrum of topics directly affecting issues related to facilities design, material handling and production planning and control. In selecting the papers to include in this book, the scope was limited to the design and operational control aspects related to the physical move ment of parts, tools, containers and material handling devices. Recent develop ments in this area naturally led to concentration on flow systems involving cellular manufacturing, and automated transport equipment such as automated guided vehicles. However, the concepts discussed have general applicability to a wide range of manufacturing flow problems. The book is organized in five major sections: 1. design integration and justification; 2. cell design and material handling considerations; 3. alternative material flow paths; 4. operational control problems; and 5. tooling requirements and transport equipment.

This book will be a useful addition to the shelves of research orientated libraries. - Manufacturing Engineer

Klappentext

This edited work presents advances in research and technology in material flow systems in manufacturing. Topics covered include both hardware development as well as advances in the design and operational control of material flows.

Inhalt
One Design Integration and Justification.- 1 An integrated framework for the design of material flow systems.- 2 Design justification of material handling systems.- Two Cell Design and Material Handling Considerations.- 3 Cell design strategies for efficient material handling.- 4 Unit load design and its impact on manufacturing systems performance.- 5 Work-in-progress storage and handling capacity trade-offs in material flow design.- Three Alternative Material Flow Paths.- 6 Reachability in material flow path design.- 7 Single-loop guide paths for AGVs.- 8 SFT Segmented Flow Topology.- Four Operational Control Issues.- 9 Bidirectional Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS).- 10 Approaches to analysing the load routing problem in tandem AGV systems.- 11 Real-time control strategies for multiple-load AGVs.- Five Tooling Requirements and Transport Equipment.- 12 Tool automation in computerized manufacturing systems.- 13 Guidance and navigation techniques for guided and autonomous vehicles.