Bongaerts, L and Monostori, László and Mcfarlane, D and Kádár, Botond Géza (2000) Hierarchy in distributed shop floor control. COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRY, 43 (2). pp. 123-137. ISSN 0166-3615 10.1016/S0166-3615(00)00062-2

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Abstract

This discussion paper examines the role of hierarchy within the domain of shop floor control in manufacturing plants. Specifically, three distinct structures for shop floor control are considered, namely, hierarchical, heterarchical and holonic control systems. Holonic manufacturing is a novel paradigm for manufacturing that tries to merge the best properties of both hierarchical and heterarchical systems, namely, a high and predictable performance with a high robustness against disturbances. The paper identifies the concept of hierarchy in distributed shop floor control as one of the key contributions of holonic manufacturing. In a holonic architecture, the mapping of functions to control units remains flexible, such that decision power can be distributed over these units as needed. Based on the invariants concept of computer science, a modelling framework is proposed to identify the decision making needs of each unit. It can be used not only to describe the behaviour of the system, but also to impose performance and operational guarantees. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics and Computer Science > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science / számítástechnika, számítógéptudomány
Divisions:	Research Laboratory on Engineering & Management Intelligence
SWORD Depositor:	MTMT Injector
Depositing User:	MTMT Injector
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2022 07:24
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2022 07:24
URI:	https://eprints.sztaki.hu/id/eprint/10274

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