JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Introduction to flexible manufacturing systems. Planning and scheduling and control of FMS. Knowledge based scheduling. The Development of Manufacturing systems. Pallets, Fixtures and Machines, work handling system layouts.

UNIT - II

Hierarchy of computer control. Supervisory computer. System Management, Tool Management, Simulation and Analysis in the Design of FMS.

UNIT - III

Software for simulation and database of FMS. Specification and selection, trends, application of simulation software. Simulation Modeling for FMS.

UNIT - IV

Manufacturing data systems data flow, CAD/CAM considerations. Planning FMS database, just in time characteristics, Pull method, quality small lot sizes, work station loads, close supplier ties, flexible workforce — line flow strategy. Simulation for FMS Design.

UNIT - V

Preventive maintenance. Karban system, implementation issues. Economic justification of FMS; Artificial Intelligence in the Design of FMS.

REFERENCES:

• 1. Joseph Talavage, Roger G. Hannam “ Flexible Manufacturing systems in Practice (Applications, Design and simulation)” CRC Press
• 2. Hand Book of Flexible Manufacturing Systems/ Jha N K/ Academic Press.
• 3. Production System l3eyond Large Scale Production/ Talichi Ohno/ Toyota Productivity Press India Pvt. Lid.
• 4. Flexible Manufacturing Systems/ H K Shivanand/New Age International/2006
• 5. S.R.Deb “Robotics Technology and Flexible Automation“McGraw-Hill. I Year - II Sem. M.Tech (Automation)