Minimizing the number of tool switching instants in Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Konak A., Kulturel-Konak S., AZİZOĞLU M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, cilt.116, sa.2, ss.298-307, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 116 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.09.001
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.298-307
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Part-type sequencing, Tool switching, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Tabu search, MACHINE, MINIMIZATION, MODELS
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we address a part-type sequencing and tool switching problem arising in Flexible Manufacturing Systems. We consider the single machine problem of minimizing the number of tool switching instants. We propose two tabu search approaches to find high-quality solutions. Our computational results reveal that both tabu search approaches produce optimal or near-optimal solutions in reasonable times. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.