Search Results - "McGinnis, L.F."

System and simulation modeling using SYSML by Huang, E., Ramamurthy, R., McGinnis, L.F.

“…Simulation languages and the GUIs supporting them may be excellent tools for creating simulation codes, but are not necessarily the best tools to use for…”
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An approach for grouping circuit cards into families to minimize assembly time on a placement machine by Ellis, K.P., McGinnis, L.F., Ammons, J.C.

“…This paper addresses a difficult problem that often arises in printed circuit card assembly systems: how should circuit cards be grouped into families to…”
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The Hyperbolic-Oriented Efficiency Measure as a Remedy to Infeasibility of Super Efficiency Models by Johnson, A. L., McGinnis, L. F.

“…The infeasibility problem in traditional super efficiency models has been well established. A generalization of traditional input-or output-oriented super…”
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Multiple assignment of component types to feeder slots on automated printed circuit card placement machines by DePuy, G.W., Ammons, J.C., McGinnis, L.F.

“…This paper investigates the benefits of allowing specific component types to be assigned to more than one feeder location on a printed circuit card automated…”
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Expected Response Times for Closed-Loop Multivehicle AMHS by Nazzal, D., McGinnis, L.F.

“…We present an analytical approach for estimating the expected time for an automated material handling system (AMHS) to respond to move requests at loading…”
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Automatic generation of simulation models for semiconductor manufacturing by Mueller, R., Alexopoulos, C., McGinnis, L.F.

“…This article gives an overview of a framework for automatically generating large-scale simulation models from a domain specific problem definition data schema,…”
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An Analytical Model of Vehicle-Based Automated Material Handling Systems in Semiconductor Fabs by Nazzal, D., McGinnis, L.F.

“…This research explores analytical models useful in the design of vehicle-based automated material handling systems (AMHS) to support semiconductor…”
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Hierarchical distributed simulation for 300mm wafer fab by Sheng Xu, McGinnis, L.F.

“…Distributed simulation promises benefits in large-scale simulations, such as in high fidelity simulation of 300 mm wafer fabs, although these benefits have…”
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Panel: distributed simulation in industry - a real-world necessity or ivory tower fancy? by Lendermann, P., Heinicke, M.U., McGinnis, L.F., McLean, C., Strassburger, S., Taylor, S.J.E.

“…Distributed simulation has a long history at the Winter Simulation Conference. Although successful in the military domain it appears, however, that the idea of…”
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Toward rapid prototyping of manufacturing facilities by Goetschalckx, M., McGinnis, L.F., Anderson, K.R.

“…A manufacturing facility can be viewed as a material flow network in which each node represents a delay (either for storage, transformation, or testing), and…”
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Systems Engineering and Design of High-Tech Factories by McGinnis, L.F., Huang, E., Kan Wu

“…Contemporary technology for product lifecycle management (PLM) integrates computer aided design (CAD) and engineering analysis (CAE) to support rapid,…”
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Queuing models of vehicle-based automated material handling systems in semiconductor fabs by Nazzal, D., McGinnis, L.F.

“…This research explores analytical models useful in the design of vehicle-based automated material handling systems (AMHS) to support semiconductor…”
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Time management in distributed factory simulation, a case study using HLA by Ke Wang, Sheng Xu, McGinnis, L.F.

“…Distributed simulation is attractive for modeling large scale manufacturing systems. However, synchronization requirements present distinct challenges in…”
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Distributing a large-scale, complex fab simulation using HLA and Java: issues and lessons by McGinnis, L.F.

“…Distributed simulation promises a range of benefits and opportunities, especially for modeling large-scale complex systems, such as wafer fabs. However, as…”
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Analytical models of vehicle-based automated material handling systems in semiconductor fabs by Nazzal, D., McGinnis, L.F.

“…This research explores analytical models useful in the design of vehicle-based automated material handling systems (AMHS) to support semiconductor…”
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BPR and logistics: the role of computational models by McGinnis, L.F.

“…In manufacturing and distribution, a core process is logistics, and the cost of logistics is roughly 10% of GDP in the US. Designing, managing, and improving…”
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Evaluate simulation design alternatives for large scale manufacturing systems by McGinnis, L.F., Sheng Xu, Ke Wang

“…Distributed simulation promises to achieve significant parallelism in computation, which is essential in modeling wafer fabs in sufficient detail to support…”
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An integrated and adaptive decision-support framework for high-tech manufacturing and service networks by Lendermann, P., Low, M.Y.H., Boon Ping Gan, Julka, N., Lai Peng Chan, Turner, S.J., Wentong Cai, Xiaoguang Wang, Loo Hay Lee, Hung, T., Taylor, S.J.E., McGinnis, L.F., Buckley, S.

“…This article describes the results of one of the ten pilot programmes under the integrated manufacturing and service systems (IMSS) initiative pursued by the…”
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A process model of expertise in the design of warehousing and distribution systems by Zerangue, N.F., Bodner, D.A., Govindaraj, T., Karathur, K.N., McGinnis, L.F., Goetschalckx, M., Sharp, G.P.

“…An ideal warehousing and distribution system has no inventory and operates with minimal handling. In an attempt to achieve this ideal, expert designers rely on…”
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SysML-based Simulation Framework for Semiconductor Manufacturing by Kysang Kwon, McGinnis, L.F.

“…The speed of change, high complexity and risk in the semiconductor industry increases the importance of decision making in manufacturing. In particular, a…”
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