Browsing Innovation in Manufacturing Systems and Technology (IMST) by Author "Gershwin, Stanley B."

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    • Efficient Methods for Manufacturing System Analysis and Design 

      Gershwin, Stanley B.; Maggio, Nicola; Matta, Andrea; Tolio, Tullio; Werner, Loren M. (2002-01)
      The goal of the research described here is to develop tools to assist the rapid analysis and design of manufacturing systems. The methods we describe are based on mathematical models of production systems. We combine earlier ...

    • Factory Models for Manufacturing Systems Engineering 

      Gershwin, Stanley B. (2003-01)
      We review MIT research in manufacturing systems engineering, and we describe current and possible future research activities in this area. This includes advances in decomposition techniques, optimization, token-based control ...

    • Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems with Multiple-Loop Structures 

      Zhang, Zhenyu; Gershwin, Stanley B. (2006-01)
      Kanban and Constant Work-In-Process (CONWIP) control methods are designed to impose tight controls over inventory, while providing a satisfactory production rate. This paper generalizes systems with kanban or CONWIP control ...

    • Modeling and Analysis of Re-entrant Production Systems 

      Jang, Young Jae; Gershwin, Stanley B. (2006-01)
      This paper presents a model and analysis of a re-entrant production line with finite buffers and unreliable machines. Semiconductor device and liquid crystal display (LCD) fabrication processes are characterized as a ...

    • Modeling and Analysis of Two-Part Type Manufacturing Systems 

      Jang, Young Jae; Gershwin, Stanley B. (2005-01)
      This paper presents a model and analysis of a synchronous tandem flow line that produces different part types on unreliable machines. The machines operate according to a static priority rule, operating on the highest ...

    • Performance of a Serial-Batch Processor System with Incompatible Job Families under Simple Control Policies 

      Tajan, John Benedict Cheng; Appa Iyer, Sivakumar; Gershwin, Stanley B. (2006-01)
      A typical example of a batch processor is the diffusion furnace used in wafer fabrication facilities (otherwise known as wafer fabs). In diffusion, silicon wafers are placed inside the furnace, and dopant is flown through ...

    • Quality and Quantity Modeling of a Production Line 

      Kim, Jongyoon; Gershwin, Stanley B. (2004-01)
      During the past three decades, the success of the Toyota Production System has spurred research in the area of manufacturing systems engineering. Two research fields, productivity and quality, have been extensively studied ...

    • Setting Real Time WIP Levels in Production Lines 

      Yang, R.L.; Subramaniam, Velusamy; Gershwin, Stanley B. (2006-01)
      A new algorithm is developed for setting WIP level in production lines. It is a pull policy that determines when to authorize a job to be processed. Dynamic information in the system such as machine failures and repairs, ...