Solving the flexible job shop scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times

Liji Shen, Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès and Janis S. Neufeld

European Journal of Operational Research, 2018, vol. 265, issue 2, 503-516

Abstract: This paper addresses the flexible job shop scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times and where the objective is to minimize the makespan. We first present a mathematical model which can solve small instances to optimality, and also serves as a problem representation. After studying structural properties of the problem using a disjunctive graph model, we develop a tabu search algorithm with specific neighborhood functions and a diversification structure. Extensive experiments are conducted on benchmark instances. Test results first show that our algorithm outperforms most existing approaches for the classical flexible job shop scheduling problem. Additional experiments also confirm the significant improvement achieved by integrating the propositions introduced in this study.

Keywords: Scheduling; Flexible job shop; Tabu search; Sequence-dependent setup times (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2017.08.021

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