Due to the limited tool magazine capacities of CNC machines, time-consuming tool
changeovers result in inefficient equipment utilization. This study provides a method to …

This study aims to model, analyze, and evaluate performance of a flexible manufacturing
system, constituting a carousel-based manufacturing and assembly cells layout, configured …

Tools for a group of cutting machine tools in a workshop are often centrally stored,
maintained and prepared for use. Using a vertical lift machine (VLM) allows orderly and …

The global manufacturing industry is currently facing intense competitive pressure that
requires better efficiency, effectiveness and continuous improvement of the manufacturing …

With the rising competition in market today, manufacturers need to alter their processes to
deliver faster and to ensure improved response to customer needs. When a computer …

Several deterministic models have been proposed in the literature to solve the machine
loading problem (MLP), which considers a set of product types to be produced on a set of …

This research takes place in collaboration with Sensata Technologies. Sensata
Technologies is one of the world's leader suppliers in terms of sensing, control, power …

Scheduling is one of the most significant fields in production engineering. It is the decision-
making process in which resources are allocated over a span of time to perform a collection …

The increased use of FMS give customer wide variety of products but they have some
operational challenges. This research paper contains the review of the different techniques …