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An Algorithm for the Computer Control of a Flexible Manufacturing System

Joseph Kimemia AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, NP 2D-108 2220 Highway 66, Neptune, New Jersey, 07753
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Stanley B. Gershwin Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 35-310, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139
Pages 353-362 | Received 01 Mar 1982, Published online: 06 Jul 2007
 
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Abstract

The problem of production management for an automated manufacturing system is described. The system consists of machines that can perform a variety of tasks on a family of parts. The machines are unreliable, and the main difficulty the control system faces is to meet production requirements while the machines fail and are repaired at random times. A multilevel hierarchical control algorithm is proposed which involves a stochastic optimal control problem at the first level. Optimal production policies are characterized, and a computational scheme is described.

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