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Synchronisation of production scheduling and shipment in an assembly flowshop

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  • Jian Chen
  • George Q. Huang
  • Hao Luo
  • Junqiang Wang

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This paper studies a synchronised scheduling problem of production simultaneity and shipment punctuality in a two-stage assembly flowshop system. Production simultaneity seeks to ensure all products belonging to a same customer order are simultaneously completed (at least as close as possible). Shipment punctuality attempts to satisfy orders’ individual shipment due dates. We provide two criteria, i.e. mean longest waiting duration and mean earliness and tardiness, for measuring production simultaneity and shipment punctuality, respectively. A synchronised scheduling model is developed by balancing the two criteria using linear weighted sum method. A modified genetic algorithm (GA) is then proposed for solving this model. Numerical studies demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. The results indicate that considering production simultaneity can remarkably reduce finished products inventory. A prioritised weight combination interval for production simultaneity and shipment punctuality has been suggested. Production simultaneity is affected by the production system configuration, especially in peak seasons.

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  • Jian Chen & George Q. Huang & Hao Luo & Junqiang Wang, 2015. "Synchronisation of production scheduling and shipment in an assembly flowshop," International Journal of Production Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 53(9), pages 2787-2802, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tprsxx:v:53:y:2015:i:9:p:2787-2802
    DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2014.994075
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    1. Liu, Yu & Zhang, Qin & Ouyang, Zhiyuan & Huang, Hong-Zhong, 2021. "Integrated production planning and preventive maintenance scheduling for synchronized parallel machines," Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Elsevier, vol. 215(C).
    2. Guo, Daqiang & Li, Mingxing & Lyu, Zhongyuan & Kang, Kai & Wu, Wei & Zhong, Ray Y. & Huang, George Q., 2021. "Synchroperation in industry 4.0 manufacturing," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 238(C).
    3. Chen, Jian & Huang, George Q. & Wang, Jun-Qiang & Yang, Chen, 2019. "A cooperative approach to service booking and scheduling in cloud manufacturing," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 273(3), pages 861-873.
    4. Xianghua Chu & Su Xiu Xu & Fulin Cai & Jiansheng Chen & Quande Qin, 2019. "An efficient auction mechanism for regional logistics synchronization," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer, vol. 30(7), pages 2715-2731, October.
    5. Luo, Hao & Yang, Xuan & Kong, Xiang T.R., 2019. "A synchronized production-warehouse management solution for reengineering the online-offline integrated order fulfillment," Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 211-230.
    6. Jian Chen & Meilin Wang & Xiang T. R. Kong & George Q. Huang & Qinyun Dai & Guoqiang Shi, 2019. "Manufacturing synchronization in a hybrid flowshop with dynamic order arrivals," Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Springer, vol. 30(7), pages 2659-2668, October.
    7. Framinan, Jose M. & Perez-Gonzalez, Paz & Fernandez-Viagas, Victor, 2019. "Deterministic assembly scheduling problems: A review and classification of concurrent-type scheduling models and solution procedures," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 273(2), pages 401-417.

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