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A new project scheduling approach for improving multi-product multi-period production planning problems
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posted on 2014-06-10, 15:26 authored by S. Noori, M. Bagherpour, F. Zorriassatine, A. Makui, Robert M. ParkinThe problem of matching production levels for individual products to demand
fluctuations during multiple periods is known in the production planning literature as the
multi-product multi-period (MPMP) problem. Linear programming (LP)-based solutions have
been extensively reported in this respect.MPMP problems are commonly solved by using either
analytic or simulation methods. More recently, hybrid solutions consisting of both analytical
models and simulation analysis have been proposed where some operational criteria, e.g. the
order of visit to machining centres, are taken into account. In this paper, results related to some
of the literature based on hybrid solutions are used as the initial feasible solutions and then
examined in the context of project scheduling by considering the influences of resource constraints.
After converting the MPMP to a project network problem and assigning resources
to activities and consequently levelling the resource profiles, it is discovered that machine
utilization can be further improved by applying unused machine capacities. A LP model is
therefore developed in order to maximize feasible production rates over all the production
planning periods. The proposed approach results in improvements on the results of earlier
hybrid solutions reported in the literature. Finally, three different planning problems are suggested
for further applications of the proposed approach in the context of manufacturing
environments.
History
School
- Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Published in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTUREVolume
222Issue
11Pages
1517 - 1527 (11)Citation
NOORI, S. ... et al, 2008. A new project scheduling approach for improving multi-product multi-period production planning problems. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B - Journal of Engineering Manufactire, 222 (11), pp.1517-1527.Publisher
Sage (© IMechE)Version
- VoR (Version of Record)
Publication date
2008Notes
This article is closed access.ISSN
0954-4054Publisher version
Language
- en