Advanced modeling techniques are a necessary tool in order to design and manage manufacturing systems effectively. This book contains a set of tutorial chapters on topics ranging from aggregate production planning to real time control, including predictive and reactive scheduling, flow management in assembly systems, simulation of robotic cells, design of manufacturing systems under uncertainty and a historical perspective on production management philosophies. The book will be of interest both to researchers and practitioners, including graduate students in Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Research.

0 Modeling Manufacturing Systems: an Introduction

1 From the Aggregate Plan to Lot-Sizing in Multi-level Production Planning
2 Shop Floor Scheduling in Discrete Parts Manufacturing
3 Integrating Layout Design and Material Flow Management in Assembly Systems
4 Reactive Scheduling in Real Time Production Control
5 Simulation within CAD-Environment
6 Model of Material Handling and Robotics
7 A Simultaneous Approach for IMS Design: a Possibility Based Approach
8 Adaptive Production Control in Modern Industries.