Modeling Hierarchical Aspects of Flexible Manufacturing Systems Using IDEFO and SIMAN/ARENA

This paper is concerned with description of modeling the hierarchical aspects of a Flexible Manufacturing Cell (FMC) which is a part of a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS). The modeling techniques IDEFO and SIMAN/ARENA are linked to form a method that can be used to model the hierarchy ol systems...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abdulrahman M.A. Al-Ahmari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-01-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018363918307669