ISSN:
1573-9724
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract We present a large-scale production scheduling problem where each order is unique and the processing time for an operation can be close to the size of a time period. Because modeling the problem as a multiprocessor flowshop results in a computationally intractable formulation, we cast the problem in production planning terms and extract a production schedule from the solution. To solve our model, we introduce the notion of ’almost continuous time' and show how to obtain good solutions to large problems efficiently.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018552119403