Optimal cost design of flow lines with reconfigurable machines for batch production

Olga Battaïa, Alexandre Dolgui and Nikolai Guschinsky

International Journal of Production Research, 2020, vol. 58, issue 10, 2937-2952

Abstract: Modular reconfigurable machines offer the possibility to efficiently produce a family of different parts. This paper formalises a cost optimisation problem for flow lines equipped with reconfigurable machines which carry turrets, machining modules and single spindles. The proposed models take into account constraints related to: (i) design of machining modules, turrets, and machines, (ii) part locations, and (iii) precedence relations among operations. The goal is to minimise equipment cost while reaching a given output and satisfying all the constraints. A mixed integer programming model is developed for the considered optimisation problem. The approach is validated through an industrial case study and extensive numerical experiments.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2020.1716092

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