An exact optimization approach for a transfer line reconfiguration problem

Makssoud, Fatme; Battaïa, Olga; Dolgui, Alexandre

doi:10.1007/s00170-014-5694-x

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“…The workstation time is the sum of processing times of its blocks and the line cycle time is the maximum of workstation times. When a new line is designed, the three following cases are usually considered (Battaïa et al, 2014): 1. There exist several types of equipment and task processing time as well as cost (if considered) for each task depends on which piece of equipment it is executed with.…”

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Multi-objective Approach and Model for Transfer Line Reconfigurations

Makssoud

Battaïa

Dolgui

2019

Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing

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The problem of reconfiguration appears also for the transfer lines that are designed for mass production of a single product. When a new product should be produced at an existing transfer line, it is necessary to reconfigure it. This is costly, thus the reconfiguration process should be optimized. This chapter presents a multiobjective mathematical model for such a problem and develops a goal programming approach to solve it. The results of computational experiments are reported.

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Section: Design and Optimization Of Transfer Linesmentioning

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Multi-objective Approach and Model for Transfer Line Reconfigurations

Makssoud

Battaïa

Dolgui

2019

Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing

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“…All manufacturing operations are considered with a fixed assignment of the tools to spindles and without taking into account alternative machining processes. The extension of this work is presented in Makssoud et al (2014), where also reconfiguration actions are considered. In both cases, the volumes to be produced and also the processing times are treated as deterministic parameters.…”

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An integrated framework for design, management and operation of reconfigurable assembly systems

Manzini

Unglert

Gyulai

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Omega

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Manufacturing has to cope with the continuously increasing variety of products, change of volumes and shortening product life cycles. These trends also affect the automotive sector: the frequent introduction of new models, materials and assembly technologies put the suppliers of make-to-order parts under pressure. In this context, the design of assembly systems and their management are of paramount importance for the companies' competitiveness. In this paper, we propose an approach for the design and reconfiguration of modular assembly systems through the integration of different computational tools addressing the design of the system, the optimization of the layout, the planning of reconfiguration actions as well as production planning. Integrating these computational tools and iterating through the resulting workflow and feedback allow to consider the outcomes and dependencies of alternative decision sequences holistically with the objective of an effective and efficient approach to production system design and management. The viability of the approach is demonstrated through the application to an automotive case study

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“…The design of transfer machines with rotary or mobile tables was mostly studied for mass production (Szadkowski 1971;Dolgui, Guschinsky, and Levin 2009;Battaïa et al 2012). For such machining systems, the reconfiguration process is not effortless, is costly and requires solving a specific optimisation problem as it was studied in (Makssoud, Battaïa, and Dolgui 2014). Usually, in the automotive industry, the reconfiguration of mass production transfer lines is made only every 7 years.…”

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Decision support for design of reconfigurable rotary machining systems for family part production

Battaïa

Dolgui

Guschinsky

2016

International Journal of Production Research

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International audienceTo remain competitive in currently unpredictable markets, the enterprises must adapt their manufacturing systems to frequent market changes and high product variety. Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) promise to offer a rapid and cost-effective response to production fluctuations under the condition that their configuration is attentively studied and optimised. This paper presents a decision support tool for designing reconfigurable machining systems to be used for family part production. The objective is to elaborate a cost-effective solution for production of several part families. This design issue is modelled as a combinatorial optimization problem. An illustrative example and computational experiments are discussed to reveal the application of the proposed methodology. Insight gained would be useful to the decision makers managing the configuration of manufacturing systems for diversified products

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An exact optimization approach for a transfer line reconfiguration problem

Cited by 25 publications

References 45 publications

Multi-objective Approach and Model for Transfer Line Reconfigurations

Multi-objective Approach and Model for Transfer Line Reconfigurations

An integrated framework for design, management and operation of reconfigurable assembly systems

Decision support for design of reconfigurable rotary machining systems for family part production

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