Abstract
Demand fluctuations along with the requirements of cost-effectiveness, high customization, high product quality lead to a significant increase in manufacturing dynamics and complexity. These fluctuations disturb the work plan and lead to performance deterioration. Capacity adjustment is one of the major approaches to react on the fluctuations in demand. In this paper, we focus on improving the potential of current processes to react flexibly on these fluctuations on short term level by means of reconfigurable machine tools (RMTs). Furthermore, we propose a closed-loop feedback control system based on model predictive control (MPC) to align uncertainties and dynamics in terms of logistic objectives. The proposed method provides a new solution for manufacturers to optimize resources and improve the production performance in a dynamically changing environment. We demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method by simulation of a three-product four-workstation job shop system.
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