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Minimizing flow time in a flow-line manufacturing cell with family setup times

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  • J N D Gupta

    (University of Alabama in Huntsville)

  • J E Schaller

    (Eastern Connecticut State University)

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This paper considers the problem of scheduling part families and jobs within each part family in a flowline manufacturing cell with independent family setup times where parts (jobs) in each family are processed together. The objective is to minimize total flow time. A branch-and-bound algorithm capable of solving moderate sized problems is developed. Several heuristic algorithms are proposed and empirically evaluated as to their effectiveness and efficiency in finding optimal permutation schedules. These results show that several heuristic algorithms generate solutions that are better than those generated by an existing genetic algorithm.

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  • J N D Gupta & J E Schaller, 2006. "Minimizing flow time in a flow-line manufacturing cell with family setup times," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 57(2), pages 163-176, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:57:y:2006:i:2:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2601971
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601971
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