Conceptual model of the physical structure of manufacturing systems

摘要

This paper deals with the generation of a conceptual model of the physical structure of any manufacturing system. The obtained conceptual model shows a clear and linear view of a given manufacturing system. A generic notation is used to guarantee the scalability and the portability of the model. This model maintains a high abstraction level without ambiguity and in a simple format. The generation of a conceptual model for a given manufacturing system is obtained through two steps. The first step describes both the physical structure and the logical structure of the manufacturing system. The second step gives the generation principle of the conceptual model. The approach is illustrated using an example.