A planning algorithm for distributed manufacturing

Gyires, Tibor; Muthuswamy, B.

doi:10.1109/icicis.1993.291765

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“…The challenge was to coordinate these geographically distributed production contents together. Due to the geographical distribution of the single production units, it was necessary to adapt the planning of the production process to the changed circumstances [1,5,10]. The same necessity occurred for the scheduling of the production process [11,12].…”

Section: Dms In the Early Era Of Globalizationmentioning

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“…When defining the term DMS the important characteristic is the geographical dispersion of its components that is described in different ways. The first approach was applied in the early era of globalization about 20 years ago, breaking up the value chain and dividing the product into sub-parts or sub-processes with production at different locations [1,2]. Later the geographical distribution is specified as the distance between a company's divisions and its headquarter [3].…”

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Sustainability in Manufacturing through Distributed Manufacturing Systems (DMS)

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A growing number of manufacturing companies are working on the implementation of sustainable manufacturing and business processes. The objective of sustainable manufacturing initiatives is the creation of products by means of energy-efficient and resource-saving manufacturing systems. Furthermore, customer satisfaction will be achieved in future not only through the creation of products, but also through socially and environmentally responsible as well as economically efficient concepts of manufacturing avoiding negative effects for society. Distributed manufacturing systems (DMS) are currently discussed in science as a possible approach for the realization of sustainable manufacturing. Decentralized networks of adaptable and flexible mini-factories are not only helpful to reduce emissions through reduction of transports, but also serve for the growth and development of regional economic cycles. This paper gives an overview of trends towards DMS as well as reasons and arguments why Distributed Manufacturing Systems are appropriate concepts for more sustainable manufacturing.

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Sustainability in Manufacturing through Distributed Manufacturing Systems (DMS)

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“…An important characteristic of DM is geographical dispersion, and it is the trend towards globalisation over recent decades -the breaking up of the value chain into sub-parts and subprocesses with production distributed across different locations -that has also partly precipitated the emergence of this new paradigm Gyires and Muthuswamy, 1993;Magretta, 1998). Over time, geographical distribution came to have a more profound meaning.…”

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Distributed manufacturing: scope, challenges and opportunities

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Kumar

Graham

et al. 2016

International Journal of Production Research

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This discussion paper aims to set out the key challenges and opportunities emerging from distributed manufacturing (DM). We begin by describing the concept, available definitions and consider its evolution where recent production technology developments (such as additive and continuous production process technologies), digitisation together with infrastructural developments (in terms of IoT and big-data) provide new opportunities.To further explore the evolving nature of DM, the authors, each of whom are involved in specific applications of DM research, examined within a workshop environment emerging DM applications involving new production and supporting infrastructural technologies. This paper presents these generalizable findings on DM challenges and opportunities in terms of products, enabling production technologies, and the impact on the wider production and industrial system. Industry structure and location of activities are examined in terms of the democrat impact on participating network actors.The paper concludes with a discussion on the changing nature of manufacturing as a result of DM, from the traditional centralised, large scale, long lead-time forecast driven production operations, to a new DM paradigm where manufacturing is a decentralised, autonomous near end-user driven activity. A forward research agenda is proposed that considers the impact of DM on the industrial and urban landscape.

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“…Multi-facility-production planning and coordination Parunak (1987) Application of the contract-net for production control Gyires and Muthuswamy (1996) Application of the global partial-planning approach Warehouse and inventory management Ito and Mousavi Jahan Abadi…”

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Agent-based supply-chain planning in the forest products industry

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D’Amours

Rousseau

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Int J Flex Manuf Syst

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The new economic challenges and recent trends in globalization have made it very difficult for Canadian forest product companies to improve their financial position without the coordinated involvement of the entire company, including their supply chains (distributed facilities, company offices, industrial customers, and distributors). Such a new level of efficiency involves their distributed facilities and offices spread around the world, and their customers. One consequence of this new reality is that forest products companies are now facing the need to re-engineer their organizational processes and business practices with their

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A planning algorithm for distributed manufacturing

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

Sustainability in Manufacturing through Distributed Manufacturing Systems (DMS)

Sustainability in Manufacturing through Distributed Manufacturing Systems (DMS)

Distributed manufacturing: scope, challenges and opportunities

Agent-based supply-chain planning in the forest products industry

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