Reconfigurable Manufacturing System Based on the Holonic Paradigm for the Die-Cutting Process in a Sports Shoes Company

Abstract:

The present research proposes a holonic architecture for reconfigurable manufacturing system based on ADACOR. The architecture is controlled as an intelligent system, centralized when the process is in a normal state and decentralized through holons in the presence of disturbances. Holarchy is defined with two main holons, supervisor and routing, that are responsible for distributing the jobs based on the operating states of the system. Experimentation starts from a base scenario in which conditions are optimal and the architecture is tested through a simulation model in FlexSim, conventional and holonic control scenarios are defined with partial and total server failures. The results allow to demonstrate the successful application of the model in the footwear industry. Holonic control with partial failure increases throughput by + 1.66%, decreases WIP by −3.17%, and increases machine utilization by + 1.38% compared to conventional control. In total failure, similar results are achieved with + 0.68%, −0.68%, and + 0.62%, respectively.

Año de publicación:

2021

Keywords:

• Flexibility
• Intelligent Systems
• Reconfigurability
• Self-Organization
• Holonic

Fuente:

scopus