A multiobjective evolutionary algorithm for achieving energy efficiency in production environments integrated with multiple automated guided vehicles

Increasing energy shortages and environmental pollution have made energy efficiency an urgent concern in manufacturing plants. Most studies looking into sustainable production in general and energy-efficient production scheduling in particular, however, have not paid much attention to logistical fac...

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Veröffentlicht in:Knowledge-based systems Jg. 243; S. 108315
Hauptverfasser: He, Lijun, Chiong, Raymond, Li, Wenfeng, Budhi, Gregorius Satia, Zhang, Yu
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 11.05.2022
Elsevier Science Ltd
Schlagworte:
Algorithms
Automated guided vehicles
Automation
Decoding
Encoding
Encoding-Decoding
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Evolutionary algorithms
Experiments
Exploitation
Genetic algorithms
Idling
Job shops
Job-shop scheduling
Learning strategies
Machinery
Manufacturing
Multiobjective optimization
Opposition-based learning
Pollution
Process engineering
Production
Production scheduling
Sequences
Shortages
Transportation
Work environment
Energy efficiency
Evolutionary algorithms
Opposition-based learning
Automated guided vehicles
Multiobjective optimization
Job-shop scheduling
ISSN:0950-7051, 1872-7409
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Zusammenfassung:Increasing energy shortages and environmental pollution have made energy efficiency an urgent concern in manufacturing plants. Most studies looking into sustainable production in general and energy-efficient production scheduling in particular, however, have not paid much attention to logistical factors (e.g., transport and setup). This study integrates multiple automated guided vehicles (AGVs) into a job-shop environment. We propose a multiobjective scheduling model that considers machine processing, sequence-dependent setup and AGV transport, aiming to simultaneously minimize the makespan, total idle time of machines and total energy consumption of both machines and AGVs. To solve this problem, an effective multiobjective evolutionary algorithm (EMOEA) is developed. Within the EMOEA, an efficient encoding/decoding method is designed to represent and decode each solution. A new crossover operator is proposed for AGV assignment and AGV speed sequences. To balance the exploration and exploitation ability of the EMOEA, an opposition-based learning strategy is incorporated. A total of 75 benchmark instances and a real-world case are used for our experimental study. Taguchi analysis is applied to determine the best combination of key parameters for the EMOEA. Extensive computational experiments show that properly increasing the number of AGVs can shorten the waiting time of machines and achieve a balance between economic and environmental objectives for production systems. The experimental results confirm that the proposed EMOEA is significantly better at solving the problem than three other well-known algorithms. Our findings here have significant managerial implications for real-world manufacturing environments integrated with AGVs. •Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are used for energy-efficient job-shop scheduling.•A new multiobjective mathematical model is formulated for the problem.•An effective multiobjective evolutionary algorithm (EMOEA) is designed.•Opposition-based learning is employed to balance exploration and exploitation.•Results confirm the validity of the model and efficacy of the proposed EMOEA.
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ISSN:0950-7051
1872-7409
DOI:10.1016/j.knosys.2022.108315