Defining a method for production scheduling from holonic manufacturing systems paradigm

Abstract

Marketing globalization represents an expansion of the business vision of the whole industry, increased business environment is a challenge within competitiveness but also an opportunity to enter new markets. Current markets define the industry requirements, these requirements reflect a high sense of customization, since in the last decade, the rapid change of products is becoming a lifestyle. Customers expect better quality, greater variety and better product performance. Thus, as manufacturing systems are in search of a new approach that efficiently adapts to these needs. Specifically, the function of production scheduling in the manufacturing system represents a challenge closely linked to industry trends, the allocation of resources should be developed in a flexible way, such that suits the dynamics production needs. Considering the above, in this paper a method for production scheduling from the paradigm of holonic manufacturing system is proposed, emphasizing the definition of tasks, interfaces and information flows as well as the application of models for structuring the method.