Performance engineering of high-mix low-volume production systems
report
High-mix low-volume (HMLV) production systems are crucial for enabling mass customization to meet diverse and rapidly changing customer demands. These systems require optimization across various time scales to handle fluctuations in job mix and ensure robustness against unforeseen changes, such as rush orders. Traditional scheduling techniques and commercial tools often fall short in addressing the complexities of HMLV manufacturing, including material changes, setup times, and job flexibility. This report identifies a gap in systematically reasoning about HMLV manufacturing and proposes new methodologies to analyze and optimize these systems. We address two primary research questions: (1) How to specify HMLV production systems? and (2) How to effectively allocate jobs to available equipment considering constraints and uncertainties? Our findings highlight the importance of characterizing HMLV production systems using a framework that incorporates flexibility across different time scales and operational levels. We introduce a performance engineering methodology that leverages simulation models to analyze loosely connected production systems and propose future enhancements, including domain model generation and optimization for job allocation. This approach aims to improve the efficiency and adaptability of HMLV production systems, ensuring they can meet the demands of mass customization.
Topics
High-mix low-volumeHoog-mix laag-volumeHMLVMass customizationMassamaatwerkOptimizationOptimalisatieScheduling techniquesPlanningsmethodenSimulation modelsSimulatiemodellenJob allocationTaaktoewijzingProduction systemsProductiesystemenPerformance engineeringPrestatie-engineeringManufacturing flexibilityProductieflexibiliteit
TNO Identifier
1005760
Publisher
TNO ; Canon
Collation
30 p.
Place of publication
Eindhoven