Mathematical Modeling and Discrete Firefly Algorithm to Optimize Scheduling Problem with Release Date, Sequence-Dependent Setup Time, and Periodic Maintenance. (5th August 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qamhan, Mustafa A.; Qamhan, Ammar A.; Al-Harkan, Ibrahim M.; Alotaibi, Yousef A.
• Other Names: Zammori Francesco Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Mathematical problems in engineering. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-08-05
• Subjects: Engineering mathematics -- Periodicals; 510.2462
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/8028759
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1024-123X

Abstract

Abstract : An evolutionary discrete firefly algorithm (EDFA) is presented herein to solve a real-world manufacturing system problem of scheduling a set of jobs on a single machine subject to nonzero release date, sequence-dependent setup time, and periodic maintenance with the objective of minimizing the maximum completion time "makespan." To evaluate the performance of the proposed EDFA, a new mixed-integer linear programming model is also proposed for small-sized instances. Furthermore, the parameters of the EDFA are regulated using full factorial analysis. Finally, numerical experiments are performed to demonstrate the efficiency and capability of the EDFA in solving the abovementioned problem.