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Optimizing In-Line Vehicle Sequencing
Systems: Application to Ford Component Manufacturing
Updated: 18 April 1997
| Student: |
Robert Moeller |
| Companies: |
Ford |
| Advisor: |
Thomas Magnanti
David Staelin |
| Supervisor: |
Zig Lipka
Steve Meszaros |
| Contact Info: |
(617) 876-6447
mitrmoelle@aol.com |
| Organization: |
MIT LFM |
| Address: |
117 1/2 Hampshire St.
Cambridge, MA 02139 |
Project Goals
The thesis goals are to identify a production systems
location along the continuum of production systems and to propose
methods to improve the production systems positioning within
this continuum. This thesis:
- proposes a framework for evaluating a production system
for the ILVS environment;
- presents a systems perspective of ILVS to show the impact
on system performance of scheduling, process design, and
product design;
- proposes metrics for characterizing a production system,
which include not only the output of the process, but
also the material flow, machine flexibility, information
systems, and other features of the production process;
- characterizes several operational control strategies for
managing a production process in the ILVS environment;
and
- proposes design rules for future production systems and
product designs to improve their compatibility with ILVS.
Project Progress
A draft of thesis is in for review to all the advisors.
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