Hierarchy in distributed shop floor control Export

@article{citeulike:933385, abstract = {This discussion paper examines the role of hierarchy within the domain of shop floor control in manufacturing plants. Specifically, three distinct structures for shop floor control are considered, namely, hierarchical, heterarchical and holonic control systems. Holonic manufacturing is a novel paradigm for manufacturing that tries to merge the best properties of both hierarchical and heterarchical systems, namely, a high and predictable performance with a high robustness against disturbances. The paper identifies the concept of hierarchy in distributed shop floor control as one of the key contributions of holonic manufacturing. In a holonic architecture, the mapping of functions to control units remains flexible, such that decision power can be distributed over these units as needed. Based on the invariants concept of computer science, a modelling framework is proposed to identify the decision making needs of each unit. It can be used not only to describe the behaviour of the system, but also to impose performance and operational guarantees.}, author = {Bongaerts, Luc and Monostori, Laszlo and Mcfarlane, Duncan and Kadar, Botond}, citeulike-article-id = {933385}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0166-3615(00)00062-2}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V2D-41C2TG8-3/2/f3ad699493c99d6de216c8e70adb7f78}, doi = {10.1016/S0166-3615(00)00062-2}, journal = {Computers in Industry}, keywords = {holon, manufacturing, manufacturing-control, manufacturing\_control}, month = {October}, number = {2}, pages = {123--137}, posted-at = {2007-06-12 14:55:01}, priority = {0}, title = {Hierarchy in distributed shop floor control}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0166-3615(00)00062-2}, volume = {43}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:933385 L3 - citeulike-article-id:933385 N2 - This discussion paper examines the role of hierarchy within the domain of shop floor control in manufacturing plants. Specifically, three distinct structures for shop floor control are considered, namely, hierarchical, heterarchical and holonic control systems. Holonic manufacturing is a novel paradigm for manufacturing that tries to merge the best properties of both hierarchical and heterarchical systems, namely, a high and predictable performance with a high robustness against disturbances. The paper identifies the concept of hierarchy in distributed shop floor control as one of the key contributions of holonic manufacturing. In a holonic architecture, the mapping of functions to control units remains flexible, such that decision power can be distributed over these units as needed. Based on the invariants concept of computer science, a modelling framework is proposed to identify the decision making needs of each unit. It can be used not only to describe the behaviour of the system, but also to impose performance and operational guarantees. IS - 2 JF - Computers in Industry EP - 137 TI - Hierarchy in distributed shop floor control VL - 43 SP - 123 KW - holon KW - manufacturing KW - manufacturing-control KW - manufacturing_control AU - Bongaerts, Luc AU - Monostori, Laszlo AU - Mcfarlane, Duncan AU - Kadar, Botond PY - 2000/10// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0166-3615(00)00062-2 ER -