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Challenges to represent and manage transport and material handling systems in m...
Gonçalves, Micael; Martins, Paulo Jorge de Figueiredo; Pereira, GuilhermeTransport and Material Handling Systems (TMHS) are characterized by behaviors, properties, rules and restrictions which makes their representation challenging. The literature about representing and/or modeling TMHS is not extensive, despite its acknowledged importance. Several challenges to represent TMHS are identified and discussed in this paper, such as TMHS with several devices, restrictions, shapes of netw...
The importance of integrating transport and handling activities in manufacturin...
Martins, Paulo Jorge de Figueiredo; Gonçalves, Micael; Pereira, GuilhermeManufacturing Planning and Control Systems are essential to come true the digital revolution and implement the great product of Industry 4.0: Smart Factories or Smart Manufacturing Systems. This paper focuses on Manufacturing Planning and Control systems and highlights the importance of integrating and controlling transport and handling activities. These activities are executed by transport and handling devices...