The integrated lot sizing and cutting stock problem in an automotive spring factory

In this paper, a manufacturer of automotive springs is studied in order to reduce inventory costs and losses in the steel bar cutting process. For that, a mathematical model is proposed considering parallel machines and operational constraints, besides the demand, inventory costs and limits for item...

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Autores: Andrade, Pedro Rochavetz de Lara [UNESP], de Araujo, Silvio Alexandre [UNESP], Cherri, Adriana Cristina [UNESP], Lemos, Felipe Kesrouani [UNESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/205460
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2020.10.033
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/205460
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Automotive spring factory
Column generation
Lot sizing problem
Mathematical modeling
One-dimensional cutting stock problem
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Sumario:In this paper, a manufacturer of automotive springs is studied in order to reduce inventory costs and losses in the steel bar cutting process. For that, a mathematical model is proposed considering parallel machines and operational constraints, besides the demand, inventory costs and limits for items and final products. This one-dimensional integrated lot sizing and cutting stock problem is solved by a price-and-branch approach, using column generation and a method for obtaining integer solutions. Results using real data show that the proposed method achieved, in reasonable computational time, considerably better solutions than current practice at the company. Furthermore, focused on managerial insights, tests with random data were performed to analyze the influence that different parameters have in the solution, as well as the overall performance of the method.