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Studies on virtual manufacturing system toward agile manufacturing

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11480095
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 社会システム工学
Research InstitutionHiroshima University

Principal Investigator

NAKAMURA Nobuto  Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Professor, 工学部, 教授 (70016575)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MORIKAWA Katsumi  Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (10200396)
TAKAHASHI Katsuhiko  Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Associate Professor, 工学部, 助教授 (00187999)
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥11,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥7,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥4,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,400,000)
KeywordsAgile Manufacturing / Virtual Manufacturing System / Multi-Agent / Project Scheduling / Perturbation Analysis / Scheduling / Robustness / Human Factor / システムダイナミクス / リエントラント生産システム / リサイクリック生産システム / 分枝限定法 / ネゴシエーション / 分散処理
Research Abstract

Virtual manufacturing system defined in this study is a system which divides the whole manufacturing system and its control system into multiple elements and controls each element autonomously, and therefore the system behaves as a single production system hypothetically. Our final goal of this study is to realize the agile manufacturing, which is an ideal system having adaptability for changes of environment quickly and easily, and in order to achieve this goal the following results were obtained :
1. Studies on scheduling methods between elements : In scheduling large and complex manufacturing systems, the agent technology was introduced in order to generate acceptable schedules and negotiate among them. The proposed approach was applied to an example manufacturing system composed of multiple factories. A combined system dynamics and traditional network-based approach was also proposed to the project scheduling problem.
2. Studies on control methods for each element : In order to maximize the throughput under the limited buffer capacity, we proposed an applied approach based on the perturbation analysis. For re-entrant and recyclic manufacturing systems some scheduling policies were proposed and their characteristics were experimentally investigated. A control policy was also proposed for a single process with controllable processing time. For a job shop, we proposed a new measure called robustness in order to select the most insensitive schedule for one time-unit of completion delay in any operation.
3. Business improvement in changing environment and human factors : Based on the principles of business process reengineering and ABC (activity-based costing), application studies of each method and a mixed approach were proposed. In addition, we proposed some modeling approaches and an interface design considering human factors.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report

Research Products

(21 results)

All Other

All Publications (21 results)

  • [Publications] Teppei Kawaguchi: "Optimization of production systems with buffers using perturbation analysis"Proceedings of the 19th IASTED Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control. 1. 143-147 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroaki Kato: "Analysis and design of a cooperative scheduling system based on multi-agent architectures"Proceedings of the 19th IASTED Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control. 1. 241-246 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Nobuto Nakamura: "Combining system dynamics and traditional network-based approaches for planning and control of project management processes"Proceedings of the 2000 Japan-USA Flexible Automation Conference. 1. 13089-1-13089-4 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Katsuhiko Takahashi: "An adaptive production system of a single process with controllable processing time"Proceedings of the 2000 Japan-USA Flexible Automation Conference. 1. 13090-1-13090-4 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Katsumi Morikawa: "A heuristic for optimizing the robustness of minimum makespan schedules in a job shop"Proceedings of the Fifth China-Japan International Symposium on Industrial Management. 1. 149-154 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takayuki Kataoka: "Integrating activity-based costing and process simulation in business reengineering"Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Production Engineering, Design and Control. 1. 283-294 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Teppei Kawaguchi: "Optimization of production systems with buffers using perturbation analysis"Proceedings of the 19th IASTED Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control. 1. 143-147 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hiroaki Kato: "Analysis and design of a cooperative scheduling system based on multi-agent architectures"Proceedings of the 19th IASTED Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control. 1. 241-246 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Nobuto Nakamura: "Combining system dynamics and traditional network-based approaches for planning and control of project management processes"Proceedings of the 2000 Japan-USA Flexible Automation Conference. 1. 13089-1-13089-4 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Katsuhiko Takahashi: "An adaptive production system of a single process with controllable processing time"Proceedings of the 2000 Japan-USA Flexible Automation Conference. 1. 13090-1-13090-4 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Katsumi Morikawa: "A heuristic for optimizing the robustness of minimum makespan schedules in a job shop"Proceedings of the Fifth China-Japan International Symposium on Industrial Management. 1. 149-154 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Takayuki Kataoka: "Integrating activity-based costing and process simulation in business reengineering"Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Production Engineering, Design and Control. 1. 283-294 (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Myreshka: "Peformance Analysis for Investment Plan through Better Integration of 'Hard' Resources and 'Soft' Human Factors in a Company"Proc.5th Int.Sympo.Logistics. 1. 18-25 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Ueno,T.: "A Production Strategy for Production and Inventory Systems with Reproduction and Disposal"Proc.5th Int.Sympo.Logistics. 1. 227-234 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Nakamura,N.: "Combining System Dynamics and Traditional Network-based Approaches for Planning and Control of Project Management Processes"Proc.2000 Japan-USA Sympo.Flexible Automation. 1. 13089-1-13089-4 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Takahashi,K.: "An Adaptive Production System of a Single Process with Controllable Processing Time"Proc.2000 Japan-USA Sympo.Flexible Automation. 1. 13090-1-13090-4 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Sumi,Y.: "Scheduling Policies Combining Different Buffer Priority Rules in Each Work Center of Re-entrant Lines"Proc.5th China-Japan Sympo.Industustrial Management. 1. 143-148 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Morikawa,K.: "A Heuristic for Optimizing the Robustness of Minimizing Makespan Schedules in a Job Shop"Proc.5th China-Japan Sympo.Industustrial Management. 1. 149-154 (2000)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] H. Kato: "Analysis and Design of a Cooperative Scheduling System based on Multi-Agent Architectures"Proc. 19th IASTED Conf. Modeling, Identification and Control. 1 印刷中. (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] T. Kawaguchi: "Optimization of Production Systems with Buffers using Perturbation Analysis"Proc. 19th IASTED Conf. Modeling, Identification and Control. 1 印刷中. (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K. Morikawa: "Distributed Computing Approach for Optimizing the Robustness of Minimum Makespan Schedules in a Job Shop"Proc. 19th IASTED Conf. Modeling, Identification and Control. 1 印刷中. (2000)

    • Related Report
      1999 Annual Research Report

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