An integrated approach to solving the master aggregate scheduling problem

An integrated approach to solving the master aggregate scheduling problem

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Article ID: iaor19942210
Country: Netherlands
Volume: 34
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 167
End Page Number: 178
Publication Date: Mar 1994
Journal: International Journal of Production Economics
Authors: ,
Abstract:

Master scheduling is concerned with synchronizing production activities with product demand, while also coordinating the use of different resources. It will thus be a key schedule in any control system intended for application in an integrated manufacturing environment. This paper combines earlier methodologies, in master scheduling and aggregate planning, to develop a master aggregate schedule (MA-schedule) model, which is better equipped to meet the needs of modern manufacturing facilities. The MA-schedule aggregates capacity, time, and products; models routing and capacity flexibility; considers the availability of material transporters; and has a multi-criteria objective function. The schedule is formulated as a large-scale mixed integer program. Experimental results with some test problems are reported, and the impact of the new features is studied.

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