The design of a multi-conveyor system for profit maximisation

Abstract

The design of a multi-conveyor system in supporting machine loading and unloading has become crucial to management. However, through the mathematical model proposed in this paper, this issue becomes realistically and concretely solvable. This study not only mediates the concept of balancing the number of parallel machines, the conveyor speed for adjacent pallets, the overall relevant costs and the determination of the number of conveyors into the objective, but also develops a two-staged method to optimise the combined problem to reach a maximum profit. Additionally, the versatility of this study is exemplified through a numerical example. Moreover, the computerised sensitivity analyses are discussed in this study. This paper contributes an applicable scheme for production design in manufacturing, and provides a valuable tool to conclusively obtain the optimal profit of a given production quantity for operations research engineers in today's manufacturing with profound insight.

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