SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME PLANNING, SCHEDULING, AND CONTROL

Glenn R. Drake Jeffrey S. Smith
Systems Modeling Corporation
504 Beaver Street
Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143, U.S.A.
Department of Industrial Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843, U.S.A.

ABSTRACT

This paper introduces a framework for on-line simulation systems in the operational planning, scheduling, and control of manufacturing systems. Five basic concepts for software design of an on-line simulation system are identified and an example simulator is illustrated.

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