scholarly journals Taming the State-space Explosion in the Makespan Optimization of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
João Bastos ◽  
Jeroen Voeten ◽  
Sander Stuijk ◽  
Ramon Schiffelers ◽  
Henk Corporaal
Keyword(s):  
State Space ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
The State ◽  
State Space Explosion

Human - Machine Function Allocation in Manufacturing and Assembly Operations

1987 ◽  
Vol 31 (10) ◽  
pp. 1141-1143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven L. Johnson ◽  
O. Felix Offodile
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing ◽  
Flexible Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Assembly Systems ◽  
Automated Systems ◽  
Function Allocation ◽  
Assembly Operations

The paper discusses a methodology to allocate functions to people and/or machines based upon the requirements of the tasks to be performed and the capabilities of each system. Although function allocation has been addressed within the human factors community for many years, the approach discussed offers two primary advances in the context of manufacturing and assembly systems. First, the state-of-the-art in automated systems, robotics, flexible manufacturing systems, methods analysis and human factors are integrated into a multi-disciplinary approach. Second, the methodology will provide manufacturing engineers with an easily understood procedure for assigning tasks to the appropriate system on cost/capability basis.

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