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An integrated process planning approach for CNC machine tools
(Springer-Verlag, 1996)
In view of the high investment and tooling cost of a CNC machining centre, the cutting and idle times should be optimised by considering the tool consumption and the non-machining time cost components. In this paper, we ...
A note on the within-cell layout problem based on operation sequences
(Taylor & Francis, 1996)
The existing studies in the literature usually ignore the within-cell layout problem while forming part families and manufacturing cells. A new approach is proposed to solve the part-family and machine-cell formation problem ...
Tool allocation and machining conditions optimization for CNC machines
(Elsevier, 1996)
In the literature, there exist many variations of machining economics problem in terms of modelling approaches and solution methodologies. However most of the existing studies focus on the single machining operation which ...
Scheduling of automated guided vehicles in a decision making hierarchy
(Taylor & Francis, 1996)
Scheduling efforts made without considering the special limitations of the material handling system might lead to infeasible results. An analytical model is proposed, first, to incorporate the automated guided vehicle (AGV) ...
Generating short-term observation schedules for space mission projects
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999)
In this paper, we propose a new dispatching rule and a set of local search algorithms based on the filtered beam search, GRASP and simulated annealing methodologies to construct short-term observation schedules of space ...
An overview of design and operational issues of kanban systems
(Taylor & Francis, 1999)
We present a literature review and classification of techniques to determine both the design parameters and kanban sequences for just-in-time manufacturing systems. We summarize the model structures, decision variables, ...
An exact tool allocation approach for CNC machines
(Taylor & Francis, 1999)
An exact approach is developed to determine the optimum machining conditions and tool allocation decisions simultaneously to minimize the total production cost on a CNC turning machine. There are multiple machining operations ...
A new dominance rule for the total weighted tardiness problem
(Taylor & Francis, 1999)
We present a new dominance rule for the single machine total weighted tardiness problem with job dependent penalties. The proposed dominance rule provides a sufficient condition for local optimality. We show that if any ...
Match-up scheduling under a machine breakdown
(Elsevier, 1999)
When a machine breakdown forces a modified flow shop (MFS) out of the prescribed state, the proposed strategy reschedules part of the initial schedule to match up with the preschedule at some point. The objective is to ...
A hierarchical model for the cell loading problem of cellular manufacturing systems
(Taylor & Francis, 1998)
A hierarchical cell loading approach is proposed to solve the production planning problem in cellular manufacturing systems. Our aim is to minimize the variable cost of production subject to production and inventory balance ...