Developed Adaptive Network Scheduling Control Algorithm that Mitigates Problems Identified in a Dedicated Scheduler Control System in Production Line

Abstract

This work is on developing an adaptive network scheduling algorithm that mitigates problems identified in a dedicated scheduling control system in production line. The research was necessitated as a result of poor quality of service and reduced quantity of product due to performance degradation experienced in production line network scheduling control system of manufacturing industries. The existing dedicated network scheduler control system performance in the production line was evaluated, an adaptive network scheduler control system algorithm was developed to mitigate deficiencies found in the production line control system. The adaptive network scheduler control system algorithm developed introduced intelligence in the control system operation by enforcing priority in job scheduling and efficiently handling job queue on production line system. This maintained system stability even at increasing network load and generally improved the performance of the production line scheduling control system while maximizing cost.