A Study of the Dispatching Order System to Support Module Structured Production System for the Demand Synchronized Production

Abstract

The module structured production systems that aim for the demand-synchronized production has a function and composition for high-variety low-volume production. However, an efficient dispatching to manufacturing lines is a problem to be solved. Two requirements are necessary for the dispatching order system to solve this problem. The first requirement is that production order must be decided with parameters of evaluation values that affect efficiency. For quick response to actual orders and variable conditions of manufacturing lines, deciding a production order with short processing time would be essential. And the second requirement is to decide a production order in short time by grasping condition changes of actual orders and variable conditions of manufacturing lines in real time. In this paper, we propose a configuration and operation systems that efficiently dispatch orders by grasping actual conditions of manufacturing lines in real time for meeting customers' various demands. Effectiveness of the system is verified with examples.