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Integrating Capacitated Lot-Sizing and Lot Streaming in Flowshop Schedules with Time Varying Demand

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Integrating Capacitated Lot-Sizing and Lot Streaming in Flowshop Schedules with Time Varying Demand

Bayat, Alipasha (2008) Integrating Capacitated Lot-Sizing and Lot Streaming in Flowshop Schedules with Time Varying Demand. Masters thesis, Concordia University.

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Abstract

Any reasonable production planning contains three important decisions on lot size, lead time, and capacity. The common approach in the literature is to divide the planning problem into lot sizing, lot sequencing, and lot splitting sub-problems. Very few studies, to the best of our knowledge, have been conducted on the interdependencies and three- way interaction of lead-time, lot size, and actual capacity usage. A particular lot size calculated by the sub-problem method, however, will likely yield an infeasible solution or at least result in schedule instability (nervousness). This is just because in most capacitated lot sizing models, the capacity constraints in the model only take into consideration the available time on each work station, ignoring the sequencing of lots, sublot sizes, and their effect on makespan and lead times. In this thesis we bridge the gap between lot sizing and scheduling in flowshops, and examine the use of the lot splitting and sequencing techniques to reduce schedule instability. A mixed integer programming formulation is presented, which enables us to simultaneously find the optimal lot sizes as well as the corresponding sublot sizes and sequence of jobs. With this model, small size problems can be solved within a reasonable time. The computational results confirm that this model can be advantageous in dampening the scheduling nervousness. For larger size instances, a Genetic algorithm is proposed.

Divisions:Concordia University > Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science > Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering
Item Type:Thesis (Masters)
Authors:Bayat, Alipasha
Pagination:x, 87 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
Institution:Concordia University
Degree Name:M.A. Sc.
Program:Mechanical Engineering
Date:2008
Thesis Supervisor(s):Bulgak, Akif Asil
Identification Number:LE 3 C66M43M 2009 B39
ID Code:976443
Deposited By: Concordia University Library
Deposited On:22 Jan 2013 16:26
Last Modified:13 Jul 2020 20:10
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