| Article ID: | iaor19961264 |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Volume: | 34 |
| Start Page Number: | 15 |
| End Page Number: | 28 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1994 |
| Journal: | Belgian Journal of Operations Research, Statistics and Computer Science |
| Authors: | Lozano S., Onieva L., Teba J., J. Larraeta J., Alvarez de Toledo P. |
| Keywords: | production: FMS |
The flexibility of a FMS depends, among other things, on the existence of alternate operations for the parts to process. This paper presents a short-term approach to the routing of parts in a FMS. It is based on finite-horizon, look-ahead simulations of the effects of choosing alternative routes. Every time a part is released it is assigned the route that maximizes the expected throughput on the finite horizon considered. Parallel processing provides the computational efficiency required for real-time decision making. Computational experiences show that this methodology outperforms fixed-routing-mix policies.