Title
Optimal resource allocation for hybrid flow shop in one-of-a-kind production
Abstract
In one-of-a-kind production (OKP) companies, the number of production resources in each work centre of a production line is flexible in shifts because the resource demands of customer orders are always different from shift to shift. In this paper an optimisation model is established to achieve an optimal resource allocation plan ensuring that all jobs are finished in a given time interval with a minimum number of resources and without any buffer overflow. A branch-and-bound algorithm is developed to solve the problem. Two theorems are proved and applied in the algorithm to improve its pruning efficiency. A real industrial application is implemented for Gienow Windows and Doors Ltd. based on this model and algorithm. Experimental results show that this method is effective.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1080/09511920903440339
Int. J. Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Gienow Windows,production resource,branch-and-bound algorithm,production line,optimal resource allocation plan,Doors Ltd.,minimum number,one-of-a-kind production,optimisation model,hybrid flow shop,resource demand
Journal
23
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
0951-192X
8
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.55
7
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xing-Gang Luo113814.85
Wei Li2193.23
Deyi Xue315019.11
Jiafu Tang454149.29
Yiliu Tu511115.46