Manufacturing Resource Models IE 550 Dr. R. A. Wysk
A Resource Model • Something like a list of things (resources) • Something like an architecture of these things • Some type of capabilities model
Things in a Manufacturing System • • Men Materials Machines Money
Men • Agents used to plan and conduct material transformation – Normally used in conjunction with some machine
Material • The entity that gets transformed or gets used in the transformation – Material is usually referred to as product substance, i. e. , raw material
Machines • Entities that are used to increase power, precision and direct a material transformation – Many classes of machines • Machines within machines
Money • The entity that makes getting men, material and machines possible.
Types of Architectures • All kinds of architectures in a manufacturing facility – Physical – Logical – Organizational
Functional Architecture • • How tasks relate to each other Sales Marketing Order entry Production control Process planning Etc.
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