An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem

This paper proposes an iterated greedy algorithm for scheduling jobs in F parallel flow shops (lines), each consisting of a series of m machines without storage capacity between machines. This constraint can provoke the blockage of machines if a job has finished its operation and the next machine is...

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Autores: Ribas Vila, Immaculada|||0000-0002-3701-118X; Companys Pascual, Ramón; Tort Martorell, X.
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/127883
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/127883
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.12.039
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Heuristic algorithms
Industrial management
Parallel flow shop
Distribution flow shop
Blocking
Scheduling Total tardiness
Empreses -- Direcció i administració
Programació heurística
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
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description This paper proposes an iterated greedy algorithm for scheduling jobs in F parallel flow shops (lines), each consisting of a series of m machines without storage capacity between machines. This constraint can provoke the blockage of machines if a job has finished its operation and the next machine is not available. The criterion considered is the minimization of the sum of tardiness of all the jobs to schedule, i.e., minimization of the total tardiness of jobs. Notice that the proposed method is also valid for solving the Distributed Permutation Blocking Flow Shop Scheduling Problem (DBFSP), which allows modelling the scheduling process in companies with more than one factory when each factory has an identical flow shop configuration. Firstly, several constructive procedures have been implemented and tested to provide an efficient solution in terms of quality and CPU time. This initial solution is later improved upon with an iterated greedy algorithm that includes a variable neighbourhood search for interchanging or reassigning jobs from the critical line to other lines. Next, two strategies have been tested for selecting the critical line; the one with a higher total tardiness of jobs and the one with a job that has the highest tardiness. The experimental design chooses the best combination of initial solution and critical line selection. Finally, we compare the performance of the proposed algorithm against other benchmark algorithms proposed for the DPFSP, which have been adapted to the problem being considered here since, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to solve either the Parallel Blocking Flow Shop problem or the Distributed Blocking Flow Shop problem with the goal of minimizing total tardiness. This comparison has allowed us to confirm the good performance of the proposed method.
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spelling An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem Ribas Vila, Immaculada|||0000-0002-3701-118X Companys Pascual, Ramón Tort Martorell, X. Heuristic algorithms Industrial management Parallel flow shop Distribution flow shop Blocking Scheduling Total tardiness Empreses -- Direcció i administració Programació heurística Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses This paper proposes an iterated greedy algorithm for scheduling jobs in F parallel flow shops (lines), each consisting of a series of m machines without storage capacity between machines. This constraint can provoke the blockage of machines if a job has finished its operation and the next machine is not available. The criterion considered is the minimization of the sum of tardiness of all the jobs to schedule, i.e., minimization of the total tardiness of jobs. Notice that the proposed method is also valid for solving the Distributed Permutation Blocking Flow Shop Scheduling Problem (DBFSP), which allows modelling the scheduling process in companies with more than one factory when each factory has an identical flow shop configuration. Firstly, several constructive procedures have been implemented and tested to provide an efficient solution in terms of quality and CPU time. This initial solution is later improved upon with an iterated greedy algorithm that includes a variable neighbourhood search for interchanging or reassigning jobs from the critical line to other lines. Next, two strategies have been tested for selecting the critical line; the one with a higher total tardiness of jobs and the one with a job that has the highest tardiness. The experimental design chooses the best combination of initial solution and critical line selection. Finally, we compare the performance of the proposed algorithm against other benchmark algorithms proposed for the DPFSP, which have been adapted to the problem being considered here since, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt to solve either the Parallel Blocking Flow Shop problem or the Distributed Blocking Flow Shop problem with the goal of minimizing total tardiness. This comparison has allowed us to confirm the good performance of the proposed method. Peer Reviewed https://hdl.handle.net/2117/127883 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.12.039
spellingShingle An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem
Ribas Vila, Immaculada|||0000-0002-3701-118X
Heuristic algorithms
Industrial management
Parallel flow shop
Distribution flow shop
Blocking
Scheduling Total tardiness
Empreses -- Direcció i administració
Programació heurística
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
title An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem
title_full An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem
title_fullStr An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem
title_full_unstemmed An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem
title_short An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem
title_sort An iterated greedy algorithm for solving the total tardiness parallel blocking flow shop scheduling problem
topic Heuristic algorithms
Industrial management
Parallel flow shop
Distribution flow shop
Blocking
Scheduling Total tardiness
Empreses -- Direcció i administració
Programació heurística
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
topic_facet Heuristic algorithms
Industrial management
Parallel flow shop
Distribution flow shop
Blocking
Scheduling Total tardiness
Empreses -- Direcció i administració
Programació heurística
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses
url https://hdl.handle.net/2117/127883
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.12.039