A novel function block based integration approach to process planning and scheduling with execution control

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihui Wang ◽  
Qi Hao ◽  
Weiming Shen
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
Function Block ◽  
Integration Approach ◽  
Block Based

Concept for Function Block Enabled Process Planning Towards Multi-Site Cloud Collaboration

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Helgoson ◽  
Lihui Wang ◽  
Robin Karlsson ◽  
Mohammad Givehchi ◽  
Mikael Tedeborg
Keyword(s):  
Process Planning ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Enabling Technology ◽  
Distributed Application ◽  
Function Block ◽  
Globally Distributed ◽  
Technical Platform

In global enterprises an essential challenge is how to enable efficient sharing of knowledge, capacity, and resources in order to meet demands on speed, flexibility and adaptability. This paper highlights challenges and aspects regarding framework and technical platform for process planning that enable global multi-site collaboration. To get an industrial perspective, this topic is discussed in the context of Sandvik Coromant’s globally distributed application centers. Further on, function block technology as enabling technology to achieve flexible and adaptable process planning as a part of the framework is presented and discussed together with results from the on-going research work.

scholarly journals Integrated process planning, WSPT scheduling and WSLK due-date assignment using genetic algorithms and evolutionary strategies

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Halil Ibrahim Demir ◽  
Onur Canpolat
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Process Planning ◽  
Random Search ◽  
Evolutionary Strategies ◽  
Integrated Process ◽  
Due Dates ◽  
Due Date ◽  
Planning And Scheduling ◽  
Due Date Assignment ◽  
Genetic Search

Process planning, scheduling and due-date assignment are three important manufacturing functions in our life. They all try to get local optima and there can be enormous loss in overall performance value if they are handled separately. That is why they should be handled concurrently. Although integrated process planning and scheduling with due date assignment problem is not addressed much in the literature, there are numerous works on integrated process planning and scheduling and many works on scheduling with due date assignment. Most of the works in the literature assign common due date for the jobs waiting and due dates are determined without taking into account of the weights of the customers. Here process planning function is integrated with weighted shortest processing times (WSPT) scheduling and weighted slack (WSLK) due date assignment. In this study unique due dates are given to each customer and important customers gets closer due dates. Integration of these three functions is tested for different levels of integration with genetic algorithms, evolutionary strategies, hybrid genetic algorithms, hybrid evolutionary strategies and random search techniques. Best combinations are found as full integration with genetic search and hybrid genetic search. Integration of these three functions provided substantial improvements in global performance.

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