Article ID: | iaor20043092 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 10 |
Issue: | 5 |
Start Page Number: | 380 |
End Page Number: | 393 |
Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
Journal: | International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
Authors: | Artiba A., Aghezzaf E. H. |
Keywords: | flowshop |
An architecture of a multi-model based system for production planning and scheduling is described. The multimodel system is defined as a system integrating expert systems techniques, discrete event simulation, optimization algorithms and heuristics to support decision making for complex production planning and scheduling problems. The object-oriented approach is used for data modelling. The functional modules and their interconnection will be described. The operational architecture is described and the implementation phases of a specific application with the proposed system are explained. A hybrid flowshop planning and scheduling problem using the multi-model approach is then presented.