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Modeling a Complex Production Line Using Virtual Cells

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This chapter presents modeling and simulation of a complex multistage multiproduct production line with four closed loop networks configuration, which also act as a virtual cell. This allows for a greater understanding of the functions within the production line through the simplification of the production flow with the addition of buffers between the cells. Virtual cells are crucial in this instance due to the dynamic configuration, which could help production system designers in optimizing the complex configuration of production.

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  1. Escola Superior de Estudos Industriais e de Gestão (Technical Scientific Unity of Industrial Engineering and Production), Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Luís Pinto Ferreira

  2. Área Ingeniería de los Procesos de Fabricación, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

    Enrique Ares Gómez & Gustavo Peláez Lourido

  3. Manufacturing Department, Cranfield University, Cranfield, UK

    Benny Tjahjono

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Ferreira, L.P., Gómez, E.A., Lourido, G.P., Tjahjono, B. (2013). Modeling a Complex Production Line Using Virtual Cells. In: Ao, SI., Gelman, L. (eds) Electrical Engineering and Intelligent Systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 130. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2317-1_30

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