APPLYING CHAOS TO MANUFACTURING PROCESS OPTIMIZATION

We have applied the principles of chaos theory to optimizing the manufacturing process. A simulation system was created in which multiple parameters were modified to denote the effect of chaotic changes on the net profit derived. The companies that are successful in modeling their manufacturing syst...

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Published inJournal of advanced manufacturing systems Vol. 1; no. 2; pp. 201 - 210
Main Authors DESSERT, PATRICK E., JAMES, SCOTT D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published World Scientific Publishing Company 01.12.2002
Subjects
manufacturing
Chaos theory
simulation
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ISSN0219-6867
1793-6896
DOI10.1142/S0219686702000118

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Summary:We have applied the principles of chaos theory to optimizing the manufacturing process. A simulation system was created in which multiple parameters were modified to denote the effect of chaotic changes on the net profit derived. The companies that are successful in modeling their manufacturing systems in a simplistic manner can look forward to increased profit, better control and simpler manufacturing systems. Finding and selecting the correct set of parameters to subject to chaotic changes is time consuming. There are countless operating parameters that could be selected and the interaction of those parameters may have varying degrees of success on trying to optimize the manufacturing process. Certain parametric interactions may increase revenue, while other interactions may actually do the inverse.
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ISSN:0219-6867
1793-6896
DOI:10.1142/S0219686702000118