Heuristics to optimize total completion time subject to makespan in no-wait flow shops with sequence-dependent setup times
We propose four algorithms for the no-wait flow shop scheduling problem. The objective is minimizing total completion time such that makespan is not greater than a maximum value. We address the problem with sequence-dependent setup times, an important production constraint that has never been consid...
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| Published in: | The Journal of the Operational Research Society Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 362 - 373 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
02.01.2023
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| ISSN: | 0160-5682, 1476-9360 |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | We propose four algorithms for the no-wait flow shop scheduling problem. The objective is minimizing total completion time such that makespan is not greater than a maximum value. We address the problem with sequence-dependent setup times, an important production constraint that has never been considered for this problem before. The proposed algorithms start from an initial solution and then iterate through a process that destroys and repairs the incumbent solution in order to improve it. The methods are build combining distinct destruction and construction mechanisms, where the search intensification-diversification is explored at different levels. After an initial assessment, the best proposed algorithm (IG
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) is chosen to be compared with three literature methods (PAL, TOB, ISA-2) developed for similar problems. Computational experiments revealed that the overall average relative percentage deviation of PAL, TOB, ISA-2, and IG
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are 10.97%, 4.44%, 2.07%, and 0.36%, respectively. The statistical analysis confirms that IG
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significantly outperforms the existing methods. |
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| ISSN: | 0160-5682 1476-9360 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01605682.2022.2039569 |