A framework for capacity planning and machine configuration in flexible assembly systems

A framework for capacity planning and machine configuration in flexible assembly systems

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Article ID: iaor20081213
Country: United States
Volume: 18
Issue: 4
Start Page Number: 239
End Page Number: 268
Publication Date: Dec 2006
Journal: International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Authors: , ,
Keywords: capacity planning
Abstract:

We consider the problem of simultaneously determining the number of machines (and/or workers), the assignment of tasks (and related tools and components) to these machines, and the number of jobs circulating in a flexible assembly system (FAS), to satisfy steady-state throughput requirements for a family of similar products at minimum cost. We focus on situations where there are precedence relations among the various tasks, as is common in assembly systems. We present a framework for solving this problem based on a heuristic decomposition approach which involves the solution of only a few types of sub-problems. We demonstrate the efficiency and effectiveness of the overall procedure using a number of example problems.

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