Journal of System Simulation ›› 2023, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (5): 920-935.doi: 10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.22-0077

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Simulation Platform for Optimization and Decision Making of Flexible Manufacturing Process of Automatic Production Lines

Chao Fu1,2,3(), Dongyue Wang1,2,3, Xinxin Li1,2,3, Min Xue1,2,3()   

  1. 1.School of Management, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
    2.Key Laboratory of Process Optimization and Intelligent Decision-Making, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China
    3.Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Decision-Making & Information System Technologies, Ministry of Education, Hefei 230009, China
  • Received:2022-01-24 Revised:2022-03-16 Online:2023-05-30 Published:2023-05-22
  • Contact: Min Xue E-mail:wls_fuchao@163.com;xuehfut@163.com

Abstract:

In order to simulate a flexible manufacturing process to verify the correctness of theoretical computation and analysis and find other important factors for optimization and decision making in the manufacturing process, a simulation platform for the optimization and decision making of the flexible manufacturing process of automatic production lines is designed and developed. The framework of the simulation platform is constructed with four hierarchies, including the enterprise production hierarchy, optimization and decision making hierarchy, data resource hierarchy, and function module hierarchy. On this basis, the functional implementation of the modules of production allocation, operation setting, and operation simulation in the function module hierarchy, as well as the support of the optimization and decision making module for the connection with internal-external algorithms and static-dynamic production line studies are demonstrated in detail. The developed platform is applied to simulate the manufacturing process of key components of cars in a high-end equipment manufacturing enterprise in Changzhou, Jiangsu, and the application process of the platform is illustrated.

Key words: automatic production line, flexible manufacturing process, operation simulation, three-dimensional roaming, simulation verification of theories

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