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1 Background and Research Scope |
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1.2 Flexible Assembly Systems |
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1.2.2 Peripheral Equipment |
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1.3 Classification of Flexible Assembly Systems |
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1.3.1 Robotic Assembly Line |
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1.3.2 Robotic Assembly Cell |
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1.3.3 Simple Comparison Between RAL and RAC |
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1.4 Scheduling of Robotic Flexible Assembly Cell |
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1.5 Motivation for Research in Scheduling of RFAC |
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1.6 Research Gap and Scope |
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2 Literature Review and Research Objectives |
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2.2 Scheduling Problems in Manufacturing Systems |
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2.2.1 Types of Scheduling Problems |
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2.2.2 Characteristics of Scheduling Problems |
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2.2.3 Solution Approaches |
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2.3 Review of Literature on Advanced Scheduling Approaches |
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2.3.1 Simulation Approaches |
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2.3.2 Artificial Intelligence Approaches |
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2.3.3 Observations from the Literature Review |
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2.4 Scheduling of RFAC: A Literature Review |
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2.4.1 Traditional Approaches |
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2.4.2 Simulation Approaches |
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2.4.3 Expert System Approaches |
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2.6 Research Objectives and Thesis Plan |
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2.6.1 Research Objectives |
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2.6.2 Research Plan and Thesis Structure |
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3 Development of an Intelligent Methodology for Scheduling RFAC |
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3.2 Application of Fuzzy Logic to Scheduling Problems |
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3.3 Proposed Methodology for Scheduling of RFAC |
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3.3.1 Pre-processing Module |
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3.3.3 Linguistic Variables |
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3.3.4 Membership Functions |
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4 Case Study 1: Application of the Developed Methodology Using Fuzzy Logic and Simulation |
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4.2 A Fuzzy Logic Model for Scheduling RFAC |
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4.2.1 Defining the Linguistic Variables |
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4.2.2 Constructing Membership Functions |
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4.2.3 Constructing Fuzzy Rules |
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4.3 Implementation of Fuzzy Approach for Scheduling of RFAC |
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4.4 Example Application of Scheduling RFAC |
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4.4.2 Simulation of Experimental Design |
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4.5 Simulation Results and Discussion |
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5 Simulation Modelling and Analysis of Dynamic Scheduling in RFAC |
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5.2 Review of Literature on Dynamic Events |
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5.3 A Framework for Developing an Intelligent Approach to Dynamic Scheduling Problems |
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5.3.2 Application of Taguchi Method |
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5.3.3 Simulation Modelling |
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5.3.4 Statistical Analysis |
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5.5 Experimental Design and Results |
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5.5.2 Taguchi's Orthogonal Array Selection |
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5.5.3 Calculation of the Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio |
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5.6 Analysis of Results and Discussion |
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5.6.1 Analysis of Mean (ANOM) |
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5.6.2 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) |
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6 Development of an Optimization Approach for Dynamic Scheduling Problems in RFAC |
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6.2 Multi-criteria Decision-Making |
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6.2.2 In Search of a Powerful Method for Complex Decision Making Problems |
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6.3 A Hybrid Approach for Optimization of Dynamic Scheduling Problems |
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6.3.1 Problem Description |
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6.3.2 Application of Fuzzy MCDM Methods |
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6.3.3 Analysis of the Results |
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6.4 Implementation of Fuzzy Decision Support System |
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6.4.1 Structure of Fuzzy Decision Support System |
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6.4.2 Design of the Proposed Fuzzy Decision Support System |
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6.5 Implementation of Fuzzy AHP-Fuzzy TOPSIS |
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6.5.1 Methodology of FAHP |
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6.5.2 Methodology of FTOPSIS |
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7 Case Study 2: Application of Hybrid Fuzzy MCDM Approach to Optimize Dynamic Scheduling in RFAC |
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7.3 Application Using FDSS |
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7.3.1 Defining Input and Output Variables |
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7.3.2 Specifying Input and Output Membership Functions |
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7.3.3 Constructing Decision Rules and Knowledge Base |
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7.3.4 Determining MPCI by Using Defuzzification |
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7.4 Application Using FAHP-FTOPSIS |
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7.4.1 Application of FAHP in Determining Weights of Criteria |
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7.4.2 Application of FTOPSIS in Ranking of Alternatives |
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7.5 Analysis of Results and Discussion |
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7.5.1 Comparison of the Results |
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7.5.2 Sensitivity Analysis |
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7.5.3 Effect of Scheduling Factors on MPCI |
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8 Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Work |
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8.2 Summary of the Research |
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8.2.1 Scheduling RFAC in a Multi-product Assembly Environment |
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8.2.2 Scheduling RFAC in a Dynamic Situation |
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8.2.3 Scheduling RFAC in Multi-objective Optimization Problems |
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8.4 Recommendations for Future Work |
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8.4.1 Robust Scheduling of RFAC with Interruptions |
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8.4.2 Virtual Reality for RFAC Simulation |
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8.4.3 Deadlock Prevention and Avoidance in RFAC |
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References |
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Appendix A |
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Appendix B |
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Appendix C |
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Appendix D |
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Curriculum Vitae |
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