Design of a Period Batch Control planning system for cellular manufacturing
Thesis 1 Introduction 2 Relationships between cells 3 Period Batch Control 4 Design factors for basic unicycle PBC systems 5 Models and methods for determining a period length P 6 Modelling the trade-off between N and P 7 Determining a configuration of the PBC system 8 Co- ordination between cells and PBC system design 9 Conclusions and further research Appendices: Short case descriptions