Many industries have successfully implemented the define-measure-analyze-improve-control (DMAIC) method of Lean Six Sigma to improve their production activities. Value stream mapping (VSM) for Industry 4.0 allows us understand current state operations in order plan future improvements. In this study, we propose an improvement model based on DMAIC with VSM a truck cooler manufacturer picking wor...

We propose a hardware implementation of the Compact Genetic Algorithm (Compact GA). The design is realized using Verilog HDL, then fabricated on FPGA. Our design, though simple, runs about 1,000 times faster than the software executing on a workstation. An alternative hardware for linkage learning is also proposed in order to enhance the capability of Compact GA to solve highly deceptive problems.

The optimal logical layout design for a type of machining transfer lines is addressed. Such transfer lines are made of many machine-tools (workstations) located in sequence. On each workstation there are several spindle-heads. A spindle-head does not execute a single operation but a block of machining operations simultaneously. Spindle-heads of the same workstation are activated sequentially in...

Introduction IBM introduced the POWER-based RISC System/6000@ (RS/6000) workstation in February of 1990. This system was well received in the industry and helped IBM capture a sizable share of the workstation market. The POWER2TM processor goals were to build on the strengths of the original POWER design and to overcome its shortcomings. The POWER and POWER2 systems partition instruction proces...

Network of workstation (NOW) is a coste ective alternative to massively parallel supercomputers. As commercially available o -theshelf processors become cheaper and faster, it is now possible to build a PC or workstation cluster that provides high computing power within a limited budget. However, a cluster may consist of di erent types of processors and this heterogeneity within a cluster compl...