Title :
A fuzzy approach to optimize manufacturing processes with no-wait constraints
Author :
Macchiaroli, Roberto ; Molè, Salvatore ; Riemma, Stefano
Author_Institution :
Napoli Univ., Italy
Abstract :
This paper deals with scheduling of no-wait manufacturing processes. The main features of these systems are analyzed and an industrial application is described in detail. Since no standard solution procedure has been devised in the literature for this difficult scheduling problem, we propose a decomposition approach making use of fuzzy logic. Its results are compared with the ones obtained with different dispatching rules proposed in a previous paper. Computational results are reported
Keywords :
computational complexity; fuzzy logic; optimisation; production control; dispatching rules; fuzzy approach; fuzzy logic; manufacturing processes; no-wait constraints; no-wait manufacturing processes; scheduling; Constraint optimization; Control systems; Delay effects; Flow production systems; Fuzzy logic; Job shop scheduling; Lean production; Manufacturing industries; Manufacturing processes; Processor scheduling;
Conference_Titel :
Control Applications, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dearborn, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2975-9
DOI :
10.1109/CCA.1996.558876
