Title :
Genetic algorithm for optimization of inspection stations allocation in multi-product manufacturing systems
Author :
Korytkowski, Przemyslaw ; Malachowski, Bartlomiej ; Wisniewski, Tomasz
Author_Institution :
West Pomeranian Univ. of Technol. in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
Abstract :
This paper studies multi-product production manufacturing systems with in-line quality control. Quality control is carried on inspection stations placed at some work stations with in the production line. The quality control have an impact on performance of the system: throughput is decreasing and resource utilization is increasing. The production lines here are modeled as a multi-product open Jackson network where stochastic character of routing is a result of quality control operations. Quality inspection can result in feedback to a work station of the manufacturing system. A genetic algorithm is applied to find an optimal configuration of a system.
Keywords :
genetic algorithms; inspection; manufacturing systems; quality control; resource allocation; stochastic processes; genetic algorithm; in-line quality control; inspection station allocation; multiproduct production manufacturing system; open Jackson network; optimization; production line; resource utilization; stochastic process; Feedback; Genetic algorithms; Inspection; Manufacturing systems; Production systems; Quality control; Resource management; Routing; Stochastic processes; Throughput; genetic algorithm; inspection stations allocation; queuing network;
Conference_Titel :
Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2009. CIE 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Troyes
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4135-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4136-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICCIE.2009.5223768
