Abstract

This paper describes an expert system, that analyzes the flow of parts within a “Just in Time” manufacturing environment. The system not only reports about problems during the operation of the line, but also performs a retrospective analysis. A constraint propagation mechanism is used to estimate the implications on other dependent processes, when one or more processes have stopped. The system was considered for automatic lines and can also handle manual working places mixed with machines. Based on a flow and stop analysis a preventive maintenance forecast is given. A generic, intelligent man-machine interface is used to implement the model and to handle the flow line analysis.

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