Abstract
Communication networks play an increasingly important role in assembly and disassembly systems. Most of the works published recently to analyze such systems use simulation. However, these works have typically focused on Carrier Sense Multiple Access protocol and none of the studies address the performance of Token Ring protocol for such applications. In this paper, we attempt to fill this void. To this end, we analyze a disassembly system that is a combination of physical manifold (performed by machines) and information network (performed by computers). We develop a model to analyze the system's behavior and attemt to obtain an optimal or near optimal solution to maximize the system's performance by minimizing the risk of downtime due to network capacity related problems. A case example is considered to demonstrate the feasibility of the model's implementation.
Keywords
disassembly, communication networks
Subject Categories
Production engineering
Disciplines
Engineering
Publisher
Omnipress
Publication Date
2005
Rights Information
Copyright 2005, Surendra M. Gupta
Rights Holder
Gupta M. Surendra
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Recommended Citation
Gupta, Surendra M. and Argon, Goner, "Modeling of disassembly and associated token ring" (2005). . Paper 70. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10013507
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Notes
Originally published in the Proceedings of the 2005 Northeast Decision Sciences Institute Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 30-April 1, 2005 (CD-ROM)