ISSN:
1572-9370
Keywords:
flexible manufacturing systems
;
loading
;
part type selection
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract In this article, we study the FMS-loading and part-type-selection problems, in which each part is processed by a series of operations. Two heuristic methods are presented for the objectives of balancing workloads and meeting due dates. These heuristics perform a specific evaluation of the objective function at each iteration. The goal of Heuristic#1 is to achieve workload balance. The additional goal of Heuristic#2 is to reduce the number of late part types. The loading and part-type selection must satisfy a tooling constraint. Computational results are encouraging and indicate significant improvement over the existing methods.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01325032
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