Exact and heuristic approaches for lot splitting and scheduling on identical parallel machines

: In this paper, we address a lot splitting and scheduling problem existent in a textile factory. The factory we study produces a set of products that are made of, or assembled from, a list of components. During production, each component can be split into one or several lots of different sizes and each lot will be produced independently on one of a group of identical parallel machines. We formulate the problem into a mixed integer programming model and develop a heuristic method to solve the model. The heuristic method is based 

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2011
• Where: IJMTM
• Authors: Carina Pimentel, Filipe Pereira Alvelos, Antonio Duarte, José M. Valério de Carvalho
• Keywords: Heuristic Method, Identical Parallel Machines, IJMTM 2011, Mixed Integer Programming