Optimal cyclic multi-hoist scheduling: A mixed integer programming approach

Operations Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 965-976

  Leung, Janny M Y ^a   Zhang, Guoqing ^b   Yang, Xiaoguang ^c   Mak, Raymond ^d   Lam, Kokin ^e  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE   (China)

^d Asia Pacific Division   (Hong Kong)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Industries: chemical, electric, hoist scheduling; Mixed integer programming: applications, formulation; Production scheduling: applications, cyclic scheduling

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTROPLATING; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; ROBOTICS;

INDUSTRIES: HOIST SCHEDULING; MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING: APPLICATIONS; MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING: FORMULATION; PRODUCTION/SCHEDULING: CYCLIC SCHEDULING;

SCHEDULING;

EID: 12344318544     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.1040.0144     Document Type: Article

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