Multi-objective allocation of customized orders to production-line networks. Issue 1 (2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schmitt, Robert H.; Ellerich, Max; Humphrey, Sean
• Is Part Of: CIRP annals. Volume 65:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 429
• Page End: 432
• Publication Date: 2016
• Subjects: Production planning -- Algorithm -- Multi-objective optimization; Production engineering -- Research -- Periodicals; 670.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2016.04.118
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-8506

Abstract

Abstract: Introducing a synchronized flow by batching customized orders has proven an approach well-suited to enhancing the performance of individual production. Thus a new class of companies can benefit from concepts, such as the pull-principle, which as of yet has been exclusive to series-production. A critical step in this context is the allocation of orders with varying processing-sequences to a given network of production-lines. In this paper a multi-objective branch-and-bound approach is presented, which provides a set of Pareto-optimal allocations per order, taking logistic-effort and throughput-time into consideration. The presented optimization is validated and its effect on real-world production-performance is evaluated.