Improving materials flow through autonomous production control

Fernandes, Nuno O.; Martins, Tiago; Silva, Sílvio do Carmo

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Improving materials flow through autonomous production control

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dc.contributor.author	Fernandes, Nuno O.
dc.contributor.author	Martins, Tiago
dc.contributor.author	Silva, Sílvio do Carmo
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-23T15:10:07Z
dc.date.available	2019-06-30T00:30:12Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description	“This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering on 30-05-2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/21681015.2018.1479895.”	pt_PT
dc.description.abstract	Autonomous Production Control (APC) aims at improving production systems performance through fast and flexible reaction to changes in dynamic environments. In this paper, a new APC method for job routing decision-making is proposed and its performance compared with that of two other APC methods, namely the Queue Length Estimator and the Pheromones, and with two conventional control strategies – a centralized and a random decision-making strategy. A discrete-event simulation model of a flexible flow shop operating under make-to-order was used to evaluate performance. Results show that the new method outperforms those with which it was compared, under high system workload and high variability of orders’ arrival and operation times. The study gives a contribution for better understanding of the performance behavior of APC methods, having important implications for industrial practice and for future research on autonomous production control.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	FERNANDES, Nuno; MARTINS, Tiago; SILVA, Sílvio Carmo (2018) - Improving materials flow through autonomous production control. Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering. ISSN: 2168-1023. Vol. 35, nº 5. p, 319-327	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/21681015.2018.1479895	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	2168-1023
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/6276
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Taylor & Francis	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Autonomous production control	pt_PT
dc.subject	Flexible flow shops	pt_PT
dc.subject	Simulation	pt_PT
dc.title	Improving materials flow through autonomous production control	pt_PT
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