Stochastic optimization for flow-shop scheduling with on-site renewable energy generation using a case in the United States

On-site renewable energy provides great opportunities for manufacturing plants to reduce energy costs when faced with time-varying electricity prices. To efficiently utilize on-site renewable energy generation, production schedules and energy supply decisions need to be well investigated. In this pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Computers & industrial engineering Jg. 149; S. 106812
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Shasha, Mason, Scott J., Gangammanavar, Harsha
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020
Schlagworte:
Flow shop
Multi-objective programming
Production scheduling
Renewable energy
Stochastic programming
Production scheduling
Flow shop
Multi-objective programming
Renewable energy
Stochastic programming
ISSN:0360-8352, 1879-0550
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Zusammenfassung:On-site renewable energy provides great opportunities for manufacturing plants to reduce energy costs when faced with time-varying electricity prices. To efficiently utilize on-site renewable energy generation, production schedules and energy supply decisions need to be well investigated. In this paper, we present a two-stage, multi-objective stochastic program for flow shops with sequence-dependent setup. The first stage provides optimal schedules to minimize the total completion time. The second stage determines the energy supply decisions to minimize energy costs under a time-of-use electricity pricing scheme. The power demand of the production is met by on-site renewable generation, supply from the main grid, and energy storage system. An epsilon-constraint algorithm integrated with L-shaped method is proposed to analyze the problem. Sets of Pareto optimal solutions are provided for decision-makers. Our results show that the energy cost of setup operations is relatively high such that it cannot be ignored. Further, using solar or wind energy saves energy costs significantly. While, utilizing solar energy can reduce more. •Energy procurement problem with a flow shop scheduling.•A two-stage, multi-objective stochastic problem is developed for the ECA problem.•Benefits of utilizing on-site renewable resources and ESSs are investigated.
ISSN:0360-8352
1879-0550
DOI:10.1016/j.cie.2020.106812