[article]
Titre : |
Integrated sequencing and scheduling in coil coating |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Wiebke Höhn, Auteur ; Felix G. König, Auteur ; Rolf H. Möhring, Auteur |
Année de publication : |
2011 |
Article en page(s) : |
pp. 647-666 |
Note générale : |
Management |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Mots-clés : |
Sequencing Scheduling Integrated steel production Coil coating 2-union graphs Independent set Branch-and-price |
Index. décimale : |
658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce |
Résumé : |
We consider a complex planning problem in integrated steel production. A sequence of coils of sheet metal needs to be color coated in consecutive stages. Different coil geometries and changes of colors necessitate time-consuming setup work. In most coating stages one can choose between two parallel color tanks. This can either reduce the number of setups needed or enable setups concurrent with production. A production plan comprises the sequencing of coils and the scheduling of color tanks and setup work. The aim is to minimize the makespan for a given set of coils. We present an optimization model for this integrated sequencing and scheduling problem. A core component is a graph theoretical model for concurrent setup scheduling. It is instrumental for building a fast heuristic that is embedded into a genetic algorithm to solve the sequencing problem. The quality of our solutions is evaluated via an integer program based on a combinatorial relaxation, showing that our solutions are within 10% of the optimum. Our algorithm is implemented at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, a major German steel producer. This has led to an average reduction in makespan by over 13% and has greatly exceeded expectations. |
DEWEY : |
658 |
ISSN : |
0025-1909 |
En ligne : |
http://mansci.journal.informs.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/4/647 |
in Management science > Vol. 57 N° 4 (Avril 2011) . - pp. 647-666
[article] Integrated sequencing and scheduling in coil coating [texte imprimé] / Wiebke Höhn, Auteur ; Felix G. König, Auteur ; Rolf H. Möhring, Auteur . - 2011 . - pp. 647-666. Management Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Management science > Vol. 57 N° 4 (Avril 2011) . - pp. 647-666
Mots-clés : |
Sequencing Scheduling Integrated steel production Coil coating 2-union graphs Independent set Branch-and-price |
Index. décimale : |
658 Organisation des entreprises. Techniques du commerce |
Résumé : |
We consider a complex planning problem in integrated steel production. A sequence of coils of sheet metal needs to be color coated in consecutive stages. Different coil geometries and changes of colors necessitate time-consuming setup work. In most coating stages one can choose between two parallel color tanks. This can either reduce the number of setups needed or enable setups concurrent with production. A production plan comprises the sequencing of coils and the scheduling of color tanks and setup work. The aim is to minimize the makespan for a given set of coils. We present an optimization model for this integrated sequencing and scheduling problem. A core component is a graph theoretical model for concurrent setup scheduling. It is instrumental for building a fast heuristic that is embedded into a genetic algorithm to solve the sequencing problem. The quality of our solutions is evaluated via an integer program based on a combinatorial relaxation, showing that our solutions are within 10% of the optimum. Our algorithm is implemented at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, a major German steel producer. This has led to an average reduction in makespan by over 13% and has greatly exceeded expectations. |
DEWEY : |
658 |
ISSN : |
0025-1909 |
En ligne : |
http://mansci.journal.informs.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/4/647 |
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