Tool management in flexible manufacturing systems
Ebrahim Shayan
(Senior Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia)
Chao‐Liang Liu
(Software Engineer working in Taiwan.)
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Abstract
Describes a systematic way to design and develop a generic relational model for a tool management system in FMS. Reviews the need for tool database management in FMS and discusses the advantages. Highlights the requirements for a successful tool database and presents a systematic way to design and develop a relational tool database. The developed tool database is implemented by using the ORACLE database management system. Finally, presents four demonstration runs.
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Citation
Shayan, E. and Liu, C. (1995), "Tool management in flexible manufacturing systems", Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 26-35. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069510088943
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1995, MCB UP Limited