Abstract

The majority of manufacturing systems in practice are constrained by machine capacity and labour capacity. Consequently a broad literature on Dual Resource Constrained (DRC) shops exists. However, to best of our knowledge, no systematic review of the literature has been presented. Rather, existing reviews follow an ad-hoc procedure for article selection. In response, this study presents a systematic review of the literature concerned with DRC operating issues, such as worker assignment and production planning and control methods. Results highlight that, while early literature on dual resource constraint job shops was mainly simulation based, recent literature tends towards advanced scheduling mechanisms. This arguably introduces a bias towards deterministic contexts. Moreover, most DRC literature focuses on shop floor control decisions as labour assignment and dispatching. This neglects higher-level planning and control methods, such as order release control.

Highlights

  • The majority of manufacturing systems in practice are constrained by machine capacity and labour capacity

  • In response this paper started by asking: What is the current state-of-the-art of the literature on Dual Resource Constrained (DRC) job shops? The systematic review of the literature highlights that there is a tendency towards advanced scheduling mechanisms in recent years

  • While early literature on dual resource constraint job shops was mainly simulation based, recent literature tends towards mathematical modelling

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Introduction

A major aim of job shop research is to align workload and capacity. Most research thereby assumes that capacity is a single variable. Workers may possess different skills and be able to operate certain machines at different speeds. This type of highly complex shop that is constraint by machines and human resources is known as Dual Resource Constrained (DRC) job shop in the literature. A broad body of literature on DRC shops exists and, several reviews have been presented ([25], [12] and [27]). Existing reviews do not follow a systematic procedure for article retrieval. This study presents a systematic review of the literature on DRC shops. The objective is twofold: first, to provide a comprehensive view of the field; second, to update the latest review by [27]

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