This paper introduces a design technique for complex robotic systems called interfaces- rst design. Interfaces- rst design develops information interfaces based on the characteris...
Gerardo Pardo-Castellote, Stanley A. Schneider, Ro...
Computer simulation is effective in improving the efficiency of manufacturing system design, operation, and maintenance. Most simulation models are usually tailored to address a n...
Deadlock-free resource allocation has been an active area of research in flexible manufacturing. Most researchers have assumed that allocated resources do not fail, and thus, littl...
FACTOR/AIM (AIM) is a simulation system designed specifically for use in manufacturing decision support. AIM has been successfully applied to engineering design, scheduling, and p...
This paper focuses on the production scheduling in MEMS (Micro-Electro Mechanical System) manufacturing. The whole MEMS production process can be organized into 3 sub-processes, i...