An experimental investigation and comparative evaluation of scheduling strategies for a dynamic job shop in a tool sharing environment

Good tool management and job operating strategies will result in reduction in tool inventory and associated costs. Very little empirical research has been conducted on a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) as a whole in relation to its performances with tool movement approach, specifically in a dyna...

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Main Author: Xu, Zhongkai
Other Authors: Randhawa, Sabah U.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/34643