Title :
An electronic card production line loading program-an evolutionary algorithm implementation
Author :
Logan, Thomas D.
Author_Institution :
Thomas D. Logan Res. Centre, IBM Corp., Charlotte, NC, USA
Abstract :
An evolutionary algorithm implementation is discussed which is currently utilized as a line loading tool on an electronic card production line. The program partitions a weeks worth of jobs, awaiting assembly, into groups, with each group corresponding to a single day´s production. The objective is to partition the groups such that every day´s workload mix is basically identical. Operator effectiveness and program results are presented
Keywords :
assembling; genetic algorithms; optimisation; production control; scheduling; assembly; electronic card production line; evolutionary algorithm implementation; job partitioning; line loading tool; manufacturing line management; operator effectiveness; production line loading program; program results; workload mix; Assembly; Evolutionary computation; Genetic mutations; Partitioning algorithms; Pricing; Production; Scheduling; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Evolutionary Computation, 1994. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence., Proceedings of the First IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1899-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICEC.1994.350015
