| Article ID: | iaor1995534 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page Number: | 123 |
| End Page Number: | 135 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1994 |
| Journal: | International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems |
| Authors: | Laporte Gilbert, Soumis Franois, Gaboune Brahim |
| Keywords: | production: FMS, programming: travelling salesman |
In this paper, optimal strip strategies are developed for a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional sequencing problems arising in flexible manufacturing. These strategies are appropriate for CNC drilling operations, NC punching operations, and circuit board population, for example. Seven different metrics are considered.