• DocumentCode
    3029895
  • Title

    A mathematical programming procedure for equipment selection and system evaluation in programmable assembly

  • Author

    Graves, S.C. ; Whitney, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 1979
  • Firstpage
    531
  • Lastpage
    536
  • Abstract
    A math programming model is formulated for selecting assembly stations and assigning operations to these stations so as to satisfy a production volume requirement at minimum system cost. A branch-and-bound algorithm, coupled with a subgradient optimization procedure, is proposed. The model and algorithm are demonstrated by example on a system design problem for assembling automobile alternators. The model is applicable to many kinds of manufacturing systems.
  • Keywords
    Algorithm design and analysis; Alternators; Assembly systems; Automobiles; Costs; Laboratories; Mathematical model; Mathematical programming; Production systems; Robots;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Decision and Control including the Symposium on Adaptive Processes, 1979 18th IEEE Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CDC.1979.270236
  • Filename
    4046464