Using information flow model to specify the Kanban-controlled shopfloor control system
Nahavandi, Saeid, Walsh, Simon and Gunn, Bruce 2003, Using information flow model to specify the Kanban-controlled shopfloor control system, in ICME 2003 Conference proceedings, 13-15 Oct., 2003, Carlton Crest Hotel, Melbourne Australia, The Conference, Melbourne, Vic..
The implementation of Kanban-based production control systems may be difficult in make-to-order environments such as job shops. The flexible manufacturing approach constitutes a promising solution to adapt the Kanban method to such environments. This paper presents an information flow modelling approach for specifying the operational planning and control functions of the Kanban-controlled shopfloor control system (KSCS) in a flexible manufacturing environment. By decomposing the KSCS control functionalities, we have created the system information flow model through the data flow diagrams of Structured Systems Analysis Methodology. The data flow diagrams serve effective system specifications for communicating the system operations to participants of different disciplines as well as the system model for the design and development of KSCS.
ISBN
1877040177 9781877040177
Language
eng
Field of Research
080110 Simulation and Modelling
HERDC Research category
E1 Full written paper - refereed
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30005126
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