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A spread-sheet model for efficient production and scheduling of a manufacturing line/cell |
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| Authors: | Shahram Taj Galia Novakova Nedeltcheva George Pfeil Michael Roumaya |
| Affiliation: | 1. Cameron School of Business, University of St. Thomas , 3800 Montrose Blvd, Houston , TX, 770036 , USA tajs@stthom.edu;3. Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering , Missouri University of Science and Technology , Rolla , Missouri 65409 , USA;4. 1113 Pine Valley Drive, Suffolk , VA 23434 , USA;5. GM Powertrain Asia Pacific , Seoul , South Korea |
| Abstract: | In this paper we develop an efficient spread-sheet production planning/scheduling model for a resource-constraint production line or a manufacturing cell that produces several products but one at a time with significant changeover time and changeover cost. There are also management and physical constraints related to the operating hours, production capacity and amount of inventory allowed. The production line/cell supplies several products to customers who pull the products according to their own operating policy (working hours) that may be different from manufacture's operating hours. We also show several real-world applications and highlight the benefits and merits of the model. |
| Keywords: | scheduling production planning production line/manufacturing cell inventory control economic lot scheduling problem (ELSP) |