A Study on Development of Line-less Production System Using Self-Organization

In this paper, a line-less production system is proposed to realize a system which can deal with complexity and uncertainty in changing production environments. The line-less production system can be defined as the system in which all production elements can move on the floor. To, realize the line-less production, the concept of Biological Manufacturing System is used, i.e., a potential field based self-organization is adopted. The effectiveness of the line-less production system is discussed, and the computer simulation is developed. The comparison results with a line-wise production system demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed line-less production system.