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An Integrated Model For Optimization Of Production-Distribution Inventory Levels And Routing Structure For A Multi-Period, Multi-Product, Bi-Echelon Supply Chain, P. Parthiban, M. Punniyamoorthy, P.D.D. Dominic
An Integrated Model For Optimization Of Production-Distribution Inventory Levels And Routing Structure For A Multi-Period, Multi-Product, Bi-Echelon Supply Chain, P. Parthiban, M. Punniyamoorthy, P.D.D. Dominic
International Journal of Applied Management and Technology
In many multi-stage manufacturing supply chains, transportation related costs are a significant portion of final product costs. It is often crucial for successful decision making approaches in multi-stage manufacturing supply chains to explicitly account for non-linear transportation costs. In this paper, we have explored this problem by considering a Two-Stage Production-Transportation (TSPT). A two- stage supply chain that faces a deterministic stream of external demands for a single product is considered. A finite supply of raw materials, and finite production at stage one has been assumed. Items are manufactured at stage one and transported to stage two, where the storage …
A Hybrid Differential Evolution Approach For Simultaneous Schedulingproblems In A Flexible Manufacturing Environment, M. V. Satish Kumar, C.S.P Rao, G. Rangajanardhan
A Hybrid Differential Evolution Approach For Simultaneous Schedulingproblems In A Flexible Manufacturing Environment, M. V. Satish Kumar, C.S.P Rao, G. Rangajanardhan
International Journal of Applied Management and Technology
Scheduling of machines and transportation devices like Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in a Flexible Manufacturing System(FMS) is a typical N-P hard problem. Even though several algorithms were employed to solve this combinatorial optimization problem, most of the work concentrated on solving the problems of machines and material handling independently. In this paper the authors have attempted to schedule both the machines and AGVs simultaneously, with makespan minimization as objective, for which Differential Evolution (DE) is applied. Operations based coding is employed to represent the solution vector, which is further modified to suit the DE application. The authors have proposed two …
Prabha - A New Heuristic Approach For Machine Cell Formation Under Dynamic Production Environments, A. Muruganandam, G. Prabhakaran, R. V. Murali
Prabha - A New Heuristic Approach For Machine Cell Formation Under Dynamic Production Environments, A. Muruganandam, G. Prabhakaran, R. V. Murali
International Journal of Applied Management and Technology
Over the past three decades, Cellular Manufacturing Systems (CMS) have attracted a lot of attention from manufacturers because of its positive impacts on analysis of batch-type production and also a wide range of potential application areas. Machine cell formation and part family creation are two important tasks of cellular manufacturing systems. Most of the current CMS design methods have been developed for a static production environment. This paper addresses the problem of machine cell formation and part family formation for a dynamic production requirement with the objective of minimizing the material handling cost, penalty for cell load variation and the …