• DocumentCode
    381154
  • Title

    Formulating the steel scheduling problem as a TSPTW

  • Author

    Xiong, Chen ; Qidi, Wu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fudan Univ., Shanghai, China
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    1744
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a traveling salesman problem with time windows (TSPTW) of combinational optimization is adopted to analyse and model the problem of optimal steel production sequencing through the milling process of a large manufacturing facility. An algorithm based on a genetic algorithm is proposed for obtaining a sub-optimal production sequence of the slabs. The effectiveness of the algorithm is shown by examining numerical results.
  • Keywords
    genetic algorithms; machining; production control; scheduling; steel industry; steel manufacture; travelling salesman problems; TSPTW; genetic algorithm; large manufacturing facility; milling process; optimal steel production sequencing; optimization; steel scheduling problem; sub-optimal production sequence; traveling salesman problem with time windows; Coils; Genetic algorithms; Job shop scheduling; Metals industry; Milling machines; Production; Slabs; Steel; Strips; Traveling salesman problems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligent Control and Automation, 2002. Proceedings of the 4th World Congress on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7268-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WCICA.2002.1021381
  • Filename
    1021381