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Family scheduling with batch availability in flow shops to minimize makespan

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  • Liji Shen

    (WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management)

  • Jatinder N. D. Gupta

    (University of Alabama in Huntsville)

Abstract

This paper addresses a batch scheduling problem in flow shop production systems, where job families are formed based on setup similarities. In order to improve setup efficiency, we consider batching decisions in our solution procedure. Due to its high practical relevance, the batch availability assumption is also adopted in this study. In the presence of sequence-dependent setup times, it is proved that a permutation flow shop is generally not optimal. Therefore, our objective is to determine solutions with inconsistent batches, which essentially lead to non-permutation schedules, to minimize makespan. After examining structural properties, we develop a tabu search algorithm with multiple neighbourhood functions. Computational results confirm the remarkable benefits of batching decisions. Our algorithm also outperforms some well-known and well-performing approaches.

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  • Liji Shen & Jatinder N. D. Gupta, 2018. "Family scheduling with batch availability in flow shops to minimize makespan," Journal of Scheduling, Springer, vol. 21(2), pages 235-249, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jsched:v:21:y:2018:i:2:d:10.1007_s10951-017-0529-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s10951-017-0529-x
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