General Framework for Automated Manufacturing Systems: Multiple Hoists Scheduling Solution
Aguirre, A.M.
Mendez, C.A.
Garcia Sánchez, Á.
Ortega-Mier, M.
Castro, P.
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Aguirre A., Mendez C., Garcia Sánchez Á., Ortega-Mier M., Castro P., 2013, General Framework for Automated Manufacturing Systems: Multiple Hoists Scheduling Solution, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 32, 1381-1386.
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Abstract

This work presents a generic MILP-based framework for the scheduling of Hoist transportation devices in a complex Automated Manufacturing System. The main contribution of this approach relies on the possibility to tackle multiple hoists in a multiproduct multistage batch process under different production schemes considering: heterogeneous production recipes, multiple units per production stage, possible recycle flows, sequence-dependent transfers and flexible processing times. The effectiveness of this approach was tested in a real industrial application example which was solved with acceptable computational effort.
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