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Production scheduling for a process-type system

AuthorSomchai Timtape
Call NumberAIT Thesis no. IE-90-25
Subject(s)Manufacturing processes
NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractThis study presents the development and proposed implementation of a production scheduling model for a 2-stage parallel processors process- type system. The solution algorithm firstly focuses on solving the schedule at the bottleneck stage ,this is called the Focused Approach. The various product demands are considered to be deterministic within a finite planning horizon. The scheduling objective is to maximize the utilization of production facilities. Only major products are considered firstly; any reduction of flow time of major products is a benefit that can be utilized by minor products. The solution procedure for this problem is divided into four parts. Firstly, each packing-size is allocated to each packing-line in such a way that total flow time plus overtime is minimized. Secondly, a feasible packing sequence ·is chosen from a set of feasible sequence. Thirdly, The production scheduling on packing line and product- due-time of each product- type are calculated . Finally, a heuristic algorithm is developed and applied to determine the production scheduling on mixer in such a way that total number of cleaning is minimized. Al though experimental results for real-life data are presented , emphasis is made on how the model was developed and implemented.
Year1990
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSIndustrial Engineering (IE)
Chairperson(s)Tabucanon, Mario T.
Examination Committee(s)Oudheusden, Dirk L. van ;Fujiwara, Okitsugu
Scholarship Donor(s)German Academic Exchange Service
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990


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