An Alternative Robust Design to Assist a Single-Objective Performance Optimization: Simulation Analysis of a Flexible Manufacturing System

Wa-Muzemba Tshibangu

2024

Abstract

During the lockdowns following the Covid-19 pandemic many companies have become flexible by implementing new manufacturing technologies, such as group technology (GT), just-in-time (JIT) production systems, and flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) that, hence, become among the solutions of the future. This paper uses the emergence of these systems to present an alternative robust design formulation to Taguchi methodology before proposing a single-objective optimization scheme to find the optimal operational settings of primary individual key performance indicators (KPIs). The study uses the Throughput Rate (TR) and the Mean Flow Time (MFT) as illustrative examples of KPIs, tracked over a range of AGV fleet sizes. Additional KPIs, e.g., Work-in-process (WIP), Machine utilization, and AGV utilization are also analyzed as secondary measures to validate and fine-tune the results of the procedure. The study deploys and uses in association multiple statistical tools for a proper analysis and validation of the technique. The effectiveness of the proposed model is validated by comparing the results to some other similar approaches. Although derived from simulation of manufacturing operations, the framework presented in this paper can be applied to various industries including food production, financial institutions, warehouse industry, and healthcare.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tshibangu W. (2024). An Alternative Robust Design to Assist a Single-Objective Performance Optimization: Simulation Analysis of a Flexible Manufacturing System. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems - Volume 1: ICORES; ISBN 978-989-758-681-1, SciTePress, pages 309-316. DOI: 10.5220/0012392100003639

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icores24,
author={Wa-Muzemba Tshibangu},
title={An Alternative Robust Design to Assist a Single-Objective Performance Optimization: Simulation Analysis of a Flexible Manufacturing System},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems - Volume 1: ICORES},
year={2024},
pages={309-316},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012392100003639},
isbn={978-989-758-681-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems - Volume 1: ICORES
TI - An Alternative Robust Design to Assist a Single-Objective Performance Optimization: Simulation Analysis of a Flexible Manufacturing System
SN - 978-989-758-681-1
AU - Tshibangu W.
PY - 2024
SP - 309
EP - 316
DO - 10.5220/0012392100003639
PB - SciTePress