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A multiobjective genetic algorithm for scheduling a flexible manufacturing system
Published in
2003
Volume: 22
   
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 229 - 236
Abstract
Though the designers of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) strive to ensure the maximum flexibility in the system, in practice, after the implementation of such systems the operational executives often find it hard to accommodate frequent variations in the part designs of incoming jobs. This difficulty can very well be overcome by scheduling the variety of incoming parts into the system efficiently. In this work an appropriate scheduling mechanism is designed to generate a nearer-to-optimum schedule using Genetic Algorithm (GA) with two different GA Coding Schemes. Two contradictory objectives of the system were achieved simultaneously by the scheduling mechanism. The results are compared with those obtained by different scheduling rules and conclusions are presented.
About the journal
JournalInternational Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
ISSN02683768
Open AccessNo
Concepts (16)
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    Computer aided manufacturing
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    Computer control systems
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    COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINES
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    Database systems
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    Genetic algorithms
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    Job analysis
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    Local area networks
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    Materials handling
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    Network protocols
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    Numerical control systems
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    Optimization
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    Scheduling
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    AUTOMATIC STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
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    GA CODING SCHEME
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    MULTIOBJECTIVE ALGORITHM
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    FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS