A METHOD TO OPTIMIZE SCHEDULING IN SMALL BATCH MANUFACTURING

摘要

This paper reports on research into the development of a procedure that improves the way to arrange job shop schedules. The principal components of the method are a) Remove early restrictions to the schedule process; and b) Decide the manufacturing routes as late as possible. A complete method description is presented, including the conceptual model and the method development with the application of Bellman's dynamic programming technique. The tool has been programmed and made available in software for integration into production planning and scheduling systems such as MRP and ERP.