A Bi-Objective Model for a Stage Shop Scheduling Problem with Human-Robot Collaboration. Issue 10 (2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ghasemkhani, Ahmad; Tavakkoli-Moghaddam, Reza; Hamid, Mahdi; Nasiri, Mohammad Mahdi
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 55:Issue 10(2022)
• Page Start: 1290
• Page End: 1295
• Publication Date: 2022
• Subjects: Stage shop scheduling -- Human-Robot collaboration -- Bi-objective model -- TH method; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.09.568
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: Stage shop scheduling is a type of manufacturing problem, in which operations need to be done on a group of jobs and are separated into different phases depending on their types. The stages are carried out in a sequential order; however, the operations within each stage are carried out in any order. In other words, the operations of a stage cannot be initiated until all operations of the previous stage are completed. Human-robot collaboration has become more popular as technologies and business empowerment has brought humans and robots closer together. In this study, jobs are allocated to humans and robots by presenting a bi-objective linear model to minimize the makespan and the cost of utilizing agents in a stage shop problem. Moreover, an interactive method is used to convert the model into a single objective one. The sensitivity results show that the makespan is minimized noticeably by collaborating the human and robots.