A holonic approach to reactive scheduling when rush orders emerge
Date
2016
Journal Title
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Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rush orders can complicate the life of project managers when they emerge especially if they are
of a high priority. Initially prepared process plans and schedules become invalid while extra
capacity may be needed to meet the new demands placed on the shop-floor. However, with the
era of distributed manufacturing, skills and resources can be shared in an optimal manner. The
paper presents an application for automated management of resources in response to varying
demands experienced by an industrial cluster of tool and dies workshops. A set of holons are
utilized to monitor progress of orders in process while responding in real time to new demands
placed on the system. The system utilizes the Petri-net protocol for the bidding function and
automatically organizes the manufacturing function in a cost effective and timely manner. The
ARENA discrete event simulation platform was utilized to demonstrate system’s results in a virtual
environment.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar
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CITATION: Dewa, M. T., Van Der Merwe, A. F. & Matope, S. 2016. A holonic approach to reactive scheduling when rush orders emerge. In Competitive Manufacturing, International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing (COMA '16), 27-29 January 2016, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
The original publication is available at http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/doie/coma16
The original publication is available at http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/doie/coma16
Keywords
Industrial procurement -- Scheduling, Petri nets, Production engineering, Holarchy
Citation
Dewa, M. T., Van Der Merwe, A. F. & Matope, S. 2016. A holonic approach to reactive scheduling when rush orders emerge. In Competitive Manufacturing, International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing (COMA '16), 27-29 January 2016, Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.