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Toward data-driven production simulation modeling: dispatching rule identification by machine learning techniques

June 24, 2019

Author(s)

Satoshi Nagahara, Timothy A. Sprock, Moneer Helu

Production simulation is useful to predict and optimize future production. However, it requires much effort and expertize to create accurate simulation models. For instance, operational control rules such as job sequencing rules and resource assignment

Selecting Optimal Data for Creating Informed Maintenance Decisions in a Manufacturing Environment

April 1, 2019

Author(s)

Michael E. Sharp, Michael P. Brundage, Timothy A. Sprock, Brian A. Weiss

Proper data availability within a manufacturing enterprise directly drives the ability of industry decision makers to function and operate at optimal effectiveness. The needs of decision makers can vary greatly based on, not only the level at which the

Survey and Classification of Operational Control Problems in Discrete Event Logistics Systems (DELS)

December 20, 2018

Author(s)

Timothy A. Sprock, Conrad E. Bock, Leon McGinnis

This paper reviews and classifies literature on operational control of discrete event logistics systems (DELS). Operational control manipulates the flow of items through a DELS. Each control problem addressed in the surveyed literature is classified based

A Standards and Technology Roadmap for Scalable Distributed Manufacturing Systems

June 19, 2018

Author(s)

Thomas D. Hedberg Jr., Moneer Helu, Timothy A. Sprock

The increasing decentralization of manufacturing has contributed to the growing interest in scalable distributed manufacturing systems (DMSs). The emerging body of work from smart manufacturing, Industrie 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and

Self-Similar Architectures for Smart Manufacturing and Logistics Systems

February 5, 2018

Author(s)

Timothy A. Sprock

Self-similar architectures can simplify some design and interoperability challenges for smart manufacturing and logistics systems. To be effective, self-similar architectures for these domains must extend existing models of self-similar controller

Incorporating Abstraction Methods into System-Analysis Integration Methodology for Discrete Event Logistics Systems

December 6, 2017

Author(s)

Timothy A. Sprock, Conrad E. Bock

Analysis models, such as discrete event simulation models, are used to support design and operation of discrete event logistics systems (DELS). The time and expertise required to construct these analysis models can be significantly reduced by automatically

Lets truly add systems to industrial engineering

October 2, 2017

Author(s)

Timothy A. Sprock, Leon McGinnis

The ISE community can provide leadership in the design and decision-making required to support the scale, complexity and degree of automation expected of modern ISE systems, but only by adapting our legacy knowledge and tools to the required systems

Patterns for modeling operational control of discrete event logistics systems (DELS)

March 24, 2017

Author(s)

Timothy A. Sprock

Designing smart operational control systems for Discrete Event Logistics Systems (DELS) requires a standard description of control behaviors executed at the operational management level of DELS control. In this paper, we propose a set of patterns for

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