Cyclic scheduling of flexible mixed model assembly lines with parallel stations

Ozturk C., Tunali S., Hnich B., Ornek A.

JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, vol.36, pp.147-158, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jmsy.2015.05.004
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.147-158
  • Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this paper, the problem of balancing and cyclic scheduling of flexible mixed model assembly lines with parallel stations is studied. To exploit the connection between balancing and cyclic scheduling problems for an efficient line management, they are considered simultaneously. A novel constraint programming model including problem specific symmetry breaking constraints is proposed to solve this problem. Experiments on extensive number of test instances with various sizes are also presented. (C) 2015 The Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.