IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN DISCRETE PARTS MANUFACTURING

Abstract

In this thesis, research efforts have been made to improve energy efficiency in discrete parts manufacturing. Generally, the presented efforts can be approximately summarized into four interconnected categories: energy consumption modelling, surface roughness prediction, energy-efficient scheduling in an ultra-flexible job shop (uFJS), and energy-sensible integration of process planning and scheduling (ESIPPS). Each category plays an indispensable part in achieving energy-efficient manufacturing.