Flexible Workflow Management in Agile Supply Chain System

With the vehement development of global competition , Agile Supply Chain (ASC) becomes an effective approach that supports dynamic ent erprise alliance and realizes agile manufacturing, as for the enterprises to cap ture market opportunities rapidly and strengthen their anti-risk ability. As Ag ile Supply Chain System (ASCS) is dynamic and distributed, the realization of it ‘s processes needs to be much flexible. Often in Agile Supply Chain System (ASCS ), there are many dynamic tasks, many changes of the ...     

Application of FAHP and Artificial Neural Network on Clothing Plant Location

Clothing manufacturers＇ direct investment and joint ventures in developing regions have seen to grow rapidly in the past few decades. Non-optimized selection can contribute to adverse effects affecting the performance of the plants on aspects of productivity, manufacturing and logistics cost. Selection of proper plant location is thus crucial. The conventional approaches to sites location are based on the factors and their weights. However, determining the weight of each factor is very difficult and time consuming. While the situation is changed, all the work must be redone again. This study aims to develop a decision-making system on clothing plant location for Hoog Kong clothing manufacturer. The proposed system utilizes artificial neural network to study the relationship between the factors and the suitability index of candidate sites. Firstly, the factors are stratified using the fuzzy analytical hierarchy process （FAHP） by review the related references and interviewing the experts. Secondly, the corresponding data are collected from the experts by questionnaire and the related government publication. Finally, the feedforward neural network with error backpropagation（EBP） learning algorithm is trained and applied to make decision. The results show that the proposed system performs well and has the characteristic of adaptability and plasticity.     

Analytical method for promoting process capability of shock absorption steel

Mechanical properties and low cycle fatigue are two factors that must be considered in developin gnew type steel for shock absorption. Process capability and process control are significant factors in achieving the purpose of research and development programs. Often-used evaluation methods failed to measure processyield and process centering ; so this paper uses Taguchi loss function as basis to establish an evaluation methodand the steps for assessing the quality of mechanical properties and process control of an iron and steel manu-facturer. The establishment of this method can serve the research and development and manufacturing industry and lay a foundation in enhancing its process control ability to select better manufacturing processes that are more reliable than decision making by using the other commonly used methods.     

Rapid Manufacturing of Non-Assembly Complex Micro-Devices by Microstereolithography

This paper introduces a non-assembly manufacturing case with microstereolithography technology. The design and manufacturing process of a pneumatic thrust bearing is described, and a special tessellation method is developed to further improve the capability of the manufacturing system thus bigger products can also be easily manufactured. Implemented in a layer-by-layer fashion, stereolithography has been used for the rapid manufacturing of complex devices, and it avoids the expensive assembly process in the traditional manufacturing. This paper presents that microstereolithography can produce high-resolution products with intricate details, small openings, and smooth surfaces. The potential of the microstereolithograhy technique is explored for the rapid manufacturing of small and complex objects.     

Review on the study of metallurgical process engineering

After nearly one hundred years of research, metallurgy(metallurgical science and engineering) has gradually become a system with three levels of knowledge:(1) micro metallurgy at the atomic/molecular scale,(2) process metallurgy at the procedure/device, and(3) macrodynamic metallurgy at the full process/process group. Macro-dynamic metallurgy development must eliminate the concept of an "isolated system" and establish concepts of "flow," "process network," and "operating program" to study the "structure–function–efficiency" in the macrodynamic operation of metallurgical manufacturing processes. It means considering "flow" as the ontology and observing dynamic change by"flow" to solve the green and intelligent potential of metallurgical enterprises. Metallurgical process engineering is integrated metallurgy, toplevel designed metallurgy, macro-dynamic operated metallurgy, and engineering science level metallurgy. Metallurgical process engineering is a cross-level, comprehensive, and integrated study of the macro-dynamic operation of manufacturing processes. Metallurgical process engineering studies the physical nature and constitutive characteristics of the dynamic operation of steel manufacturing process, as well as the analysis-optimization of the set of procedure functions, coordination-optimization of the set of procedures' relations, and reconstruction-optimization of the set of procedures in the manufacturing process. The study establishes rules for the macro operation of the manufacturing process, as well as dynamic and precise objectives of engineering design and production operation.     

Diagnosis of Multiple Fixture Faults in Multiple-Station Manufacturing Processes Based on State Space Approach

Dimensional quality is one of the most critical challenges in industries, which uses the multistage manufacturing process (MMP) such as assembly and machining for automotive and aerospace industries.According to investigations, fixture faults accounted for 72% of all the dimensional faults. Previous studies focused on only one fault or multiple faults occurred in one station or one fault in multiple stations, but these cases rarely appear in the real manufacturing. This paper presents a method for diagnosis of multiple fixture faults in the multi-station manufacturing process. The proposed method is based on the state space model of the MMP processes, which carries the information of the fixture layout geometry and sensor position. To identify the root cause, three continuous steps were used: a) development of the state space model and the construction of the statistics variables on offline mode, b) measurement of the coordinate measuring machines data on online mode and calculation of the statistics variables, and c) diagnostic algorithm for identifying the root cause. The presented paper integrates the state space model of the manufacturing processes and hypothesis test considering the impact of the measure noises. A case study verifies the proposed method.     

Processing Time Prediction Method Based on SVR in Semiconductor Manufacturing

The prediction problem of the actual value of the dynamic parameters in the simulation model in semiconductor manufacturing was discussed. Considering the fact that the default value of processing time of one certain equipment in the simulation model was not the same as its actual value. a general data driven prediction model of the processing time was built based on support vector regression （SVR） , with the utilization of manufacturing information in manufacturing execution system （MES）. The processing time of one certain equipment was highly related to the status of the equipment itself and the wafers being processed. To uncover the relationship of the processing time with the information of historical products. process flow. technical standard of silicon wafers and manual intervention. data were extracted from MES and used to build a prediction model. This model was employed on an ion implantation equipment as a case. and the effectiveness of the proposed method was shown by comparing with other approaches.     

Present Situation, Problems and Way Out of Direct Investment By Japanese Enterprises in China

Japan is the largest trade mate of China. But the share of Japanese direct investment in China among all foreign direct Investments is becoming smaller and smaller. Most Japanese related enterprises in China are running badly. This is the result of the "swan ranks development model" . Workers employed by Japanese manufacturing industry are becoming fewer and fewer as a result of shifting production workshops abroad; on the other hand, resold goods from overseas Japanese related enterprises to Japan are becoming more and more. This phenomenon is called "industry hollowing out", the process of which is nothing, but the process of alliance of regional economy in Southeast Asia, creating large space for the development of new manufacturing industries in Japan. This is inevitable for Japan, who desires to be an economical power in the world. The way out of Japanese related enterprises in China is to rush out of the influence of the "swan ranks" model.     

Multi-criteria assessment of offshore wind turbine support structures based on dynamic property optimization

Increasing size of wind turbine and deep water deployment have raised the issue of appropriate selection of the most suitable support structure to make offshore wind energy cost competitive.The paper presents an optimization methodology for decision making process of bottom mounted supports of offshore wind turbines （OWTs） through reasonable engineering attributes derivation.Mathematic models of support structures are reduced by the generalized single-degree-of-freedom theory with relatively fewer structural parameters.Soft-stiff design optimization based on dynamic properties of OWTs is performed for monopile and lattice supports with different wind turbines,water depth and hub height.Attributes of support structures,wind turbines and environment conditions are applied in the multi-criteria decision making method——TOPSIS for benchmarking of those options.The results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed optimazation methodology combined with economical and environmental attributes together.     

An Order-oriented Procedure Model for A Robust and Agile Production System

The manufacturing industry in 1990's is faced with se-vere challenge among the global competition for mar-kets.Production for a small quantity and high varietyeven lot-sizes of one-digit numbers products has be-come a main trend today.Traditional production proce-dure limits the flexibility of the production system.Inthis paper,based on the analysis of the procedure charac-teristics,a design strategy for re-usage of informationand resource is introduced,and an order-oriented pro-cedure model with concurrent,hierarchical and micro-cycle structure for a robust and agile production systemis proposed in order to realize flexible and adaptive pro-duction for dynamically-changing orders.     

基于区域动态联盟制造企业物流系统的研究

根据敏捷制造的特点,提出了区域动态联盟环境下物流系统的构造模式,分析了敏捷制造企业中物流系统的运行特点,论述了构筑区域动态联盟物流系统存在的障碍及解决策略。     

基于全球制造网络的敏捷制造管理模式

制造环境的全球化是制造业发展的必然趋势,敏捷制造将成为 21世纪的重要的先进制造模式.本文讨论了航空企业实施敏捷制造生产模式的关键技术,包括动态联盟的动态组织模式、动态联盟的动态伙伴关系、动态联盟的组织运行及经营管理技术以及动态联盟的决策支持技术等.这些关键技术的研究及应用对我国航空业的发展产生重要而深远的影响.     

基于Petri网的敏捷制造业务过程建模研究

在分析敏捷制造业务过程的基础上,给出了该业务过程的Petri网系统描述,并提出了Petri网过程模型.该模型描述了敏捷制造中多因素相互间的动态行为,解决了其过程中各环节之间的并发性、异步性、分布性等问题.最后,运用可达树分析方法分析了网模型的活性.     

网络联盟企业中合作伙伴选择的研究

为了适应市场竞争的全球化，必须研究企业新的生产模式，网络联盟的提出就是一种对传统企业如何适应全球化竞争的研究和尝试，在阐述了组建网络联盟企业中合作伙伴选择的方法和影响因素后，着重探讨了网络联盟企业中合作伙伴选择的模型和算法。     

承包商项目管理联盟合作伙伴的选择

联盟合作伙伴的优化选择是承包商工程项目管理联盟组建过程中的一个关键问题,它直接关系到动态联盟最终的成败．综合考虑影响建筑承包商联盟模式伙伴选择的诸多因素,兼顾各因素之间复杂的关系,提出适合我国现状的承包商工程项目管理联盟模式伙伴选择的3阶段模型．     

网络联盟企业组建中的合作伙伴选择策略

在分析网络联盟企业合适的合作伙伴选择影响因素基础上 ,论述了合作伙伴选择的过程和步骤 ,制定了相应的评价内容 ;利用层次权重解析法将合作伙伴选择的定性因素的评价定量数值化表示 ,提出合作伙伴综合评价策略 ,并进行合作伙伴定量数值综合评价 ,探讨了模糊优先定序法进行模糊决策方法 ,确定了候选合作伙伴优先关系矩阵和量化评分标准 ;最后介绍了一个用于网络联盟企业合作伙伴选择决策支持的系统 ,实例证明其决策支持系统是可行的·     

动态联盟环境下的计算机辅助工艺规划系统

动态联盟是敏捷制造思想指导下先进的企业组织形式。动态联盟环境给制造企业中的 CAPP系统提出了新的需求。根据动态联盟环境的特点 ,提出了面向动态联盟的群组工艺规划系统 (GPPS- VE)的体系结构 ,重点分析了 GPP-S- VE中主体系统 -面向敏捷企业的敏捷化工艺规划系统 (A-CAPPS)的功能需求 ,给出了基于 B/ S的 ACAPPS三层逻辑结构。基于这种结构的 ACAPPS系统具有可重构、可重用和规模可扩充的能力 ,使得 ACAPPS能够较好地支持动态联盟环境下企业的工艺规划     

制造系统中的单元构建技术研究进展

敏捷制造是21世纪的制造模式,而制造单元是敏捷制造模式实施的基础,制造单元构建的实质是制造资源的优化选择与组合。在阐述了制造单元构建的意义的基础上,介绍了单元构建的方法,综述了国内外关于制造单元构建的研究现状,指出了目前单元构建技术研究中存在的问题以及主要发展趋势。     

灵捷制造的特征与模式探讨

探讨了灵捷制造的特征，讨论了我国企业实现灵捷制造的必要性和可能性，并结合我国国情，提出了一种可行的灵捷制造模式。     

基于动态联盟的快速原型制造

阐述了动态联盟企业过程和快速原型技术在联盟企业网络中的作用。从而得出结论：动态联盟企业是现代国际市场产品竞争的有效生产模式，快速原型技术促成动态联盟企业过程。