A novel collaborative iterative greedy algorithm for hybrid flowshop scheduling problem with batch processing machines and variable sublots

Chengshuai Li, Yuyan Han, Biao Zhang, Yuting Wang, Junqing Li and Kaizhou Gao

International Journal of Production Research, 2024, vol. 62, issue 11, 4076-4096

Abstract: Lot streaming technology enables continuous overlapping operations, which is of great significance in shortening production cycles, reducing unnecessary waiting time, and increasing production capacity. However, the capacity constraint of batch processing machines may lead to inevitable variations in sublots. Therefore, the key focus of our research is to control variations of sublot for maximising benefits. In view of this, we investigate a hybrid flowshop scheduling problem (HFSP) with batch processing machines and variable sublots (HFSP-BVS) integrating sequence-dependent setup times and transportation times. To address HFSP-BVS, a MILP model is first established, and a novel collaborative iterative greedy (NCIG) algorithm is proposed to optimise the cumulative payoffs associated with delivery dates. In NCIG, a collaborative initialisation method by extracting good information from an archive is proposed, and a specific destruction-reconfiguration strategy is designed to control the variations of sublots in the batch processing stage. Furthermore, a dynamic acceptance criterion is designed to balance the algorithm's exploitation and exploration capabilities. Lastly, we conduct comparisons between the NCIG algorithm and five other metaheuristic algorithms on 100 test instances. The results show that NCIG outperforms them by 1.89% and 61.42% on average in terms of the total penalty and RPI values, respectively.

Date: 2024
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