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Lookup NU author(s): John Dalton, Jonathan McGregor, Emeritus Professor Pratyush Sen
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The scheduling of large made-to-order products is a difficult and potentially costly exercise. Schedules are currently prepared using precise time intervals for processes, yet this approach rarely reflects reality. This paper combines a fuzzy scheduler which incorporates imprecise durations with a Multi-Criteria Genetic Algorithm (MCGA) to counter this problem. The resulting application was applied to an industrial problem (the production of a pressure hull for a submarine) for testing. Further investigation into schedule robustness shows that improvements can be made by optimising pessimistic duration times in contrast to the common practice of using optimistic times.
Author(s): Dalton JA, McGregor JI, Sen P, Calveley D
Editor(s): Shahin, TMM;
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: Computer-based design : Engineering Design Conference
Year of Conference: 2002
Number of Volumes: 1
Pages: 539-549
Publisher: Professional Engineering Publishing
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
ISBN: 1860583725
