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Integrated analytical models for flexible manufacturing systems

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Product form queueing networks (pfqn) and generalized stochastic Petri nets (gspn) have emerged as the principal performance modelling tools for flexible manufacturing systems (fms). In this paper, we present integratedpfqn-gspn models, which combine the computational efficiency ofpfqn and representational power ofgspn by employing the principle of flow-equivalence. We show thatfms that include nonproduct form characteristics such as dynamic routing and synchronization can be evaluated efficiently and accurately using the integrated models.

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  1. Department of Computer Science & Automation, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India

    Y Narahari, N Viswanadham, C R Meenakshisundaram & P Hanumantha Rao

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Narahari, Y., Viswanadham, N., Meenakshisundaram, C.R. et al. Integrated analytical models for flexible manufacturing systems. Sadhana 15, 331–342 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02811329

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