Sequencing CONWIP flow-shops: Analysis and heuristics

In this paper, we address the backlog sequencing problem in a flow-shop controlled by a CONWIP production control system, with the objective to minimize the makespan. We characterize the problem and analyse its similarities and differences with the unconstrained permutation flow-shop problem. A comp...

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Autores: Framiñán Torres, José Manuel, Ruiz Usano, Rafael, Leisten, Rainer
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/102986
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/102986
https://doi.org/10.1080/00207540110048972
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Scheduling
Sequencing
Flow-shop
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Sumario:In this paper, we address the backlog sequencing problem in a flow-shop controlled by a CONWIP production control system, with the objective to minimize the makespan. We characterize the problem and analyse its similarities and differences with the unconstrained permutation flow-shop problem. A comparison of some well-known flow-shop heuristics is carried out, and a simple and fast dispatching rule is proposed. Regarding the more simple and faster heuristics, the proposed dispatching rule outperforms those commonly used for the unconstrained permutation flow-shop problem.