Development of Production Scheduling System for Flexible Transfer Line

Abstract

This paper considers the production scheduling of a flexible transfer line which produces parts for multiple agricultural machinery models. The schedule must be planned so that the parts are supplied efficiently to the assembly line in the production plant. The scheduling problem in this study is divided into lot sizing and lot sequencing problems; the lot sizing problem determines the standard lot for each part type and the lot sequencing problem determines the production sequence of standard lots. In this paper, we propose an algorithm combining heuristics and SA method to solve the lot sequencing problem and describe a system developed to support the daily planning operations.