OTHER OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES

1

1984

K. E. Stecke & T. L. Morin [67]

Single server closed queueing network model

Ø Balancing of workload

Maximizes expected production of FMS

Results are compared and contrasted with previous models of production systems

2

1986

K. E. Stecke [68]

Hierarchical approach

Ø Maximizing throughput

Nonlinear integer programs models

Ties with some previous results & use of the proposed models to solve realistic loading problems is discussed

3

1986

J. G. Shanthikumar & K. E. Stecke [69]

Dynamic approach

Ø Balancing of workload

Result maximizes expected production

results obtained here complement previous results from literature

4

1993

Y.-D. Kim [70]

Due-Date Based Loading methods

Ø Maximizing throughput

Results reported reduced tardiness and makespan & in-creased throughput

Computational tests

5

1997

H.-K. Roh & Y-D. Kim [71]

Due-Date Based Loading methods

Ø Minimizing total tardiness

Iterative approach performs better than others

Computational tests on randomly generated problems

6

1997

D. H. Lee, S. K. Lim, G. C. Lee, H. B. Jun, & Y. D. Kim [72]

Iterative algorithms

Ø Minimizing subcontracting costs

Solved part selection and loading problems

computational experiments on randomly generated test problems

7

1997

Y. D. Kim and C. A. Yano [73]

Queueing network model

Ø Maximizing throughput

Ø Maximizing make span

Ø Balancing of workload

Reducing number of machine groups and balancing workloads among machines help to reduce make span

Computational results are produced

8

1998

D.-H. Lee & Y.-D. Kim [74]

Iterative procedures

Ø Minimizing earliness

Ø Minimizing tardiness

Ø Minimizing subcontracting costs

Computational experiments on randomly generated test problems are produced

computational experiments are done on randomly generated test problems and the results are compared with existing results

9

1999

J. N. D. Gupta, L. H. S. Luong, & V. H. Nguyen [75]

Dispatching approach

Ø Minimizing make spans

Ø Minimizing average flow time

Ø Minimizing tardiness

Satisfactory performance of given dispatching algorithm

Simulation results are compared with existing results

10

2000

S. Rahimifard & S.T. Newman [76]

Combined machine loading (CML) algorithms

Ø Meeting delivery dates

Ø Minimising production costs

Adoption of algorithms within an application is dependent on number of manufacturing constraints

Computational results are produced and performance measure is carried out in virtual environment

11

2012

W. F. Mahmudy, R. M. Marian, & L. H. S. Luong [77]

Real coded genetic algorithms (RCGA)

Ø Maximizing throughput

Ø Minimizing system unbalance

RCGA improves FMS performance & minimizes required computational time

Results are compared to the previous literature work