- Title
- Stochastic scheduling of an automated two-machine robotic cell with in-process inspection system
- Creator
- Foumani, Mehdi; Smith-Miles, Kate; Gunawan, Indra; Moeini, Ashgar
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- Text; Conference proceedings
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/161612
- Identifier
- vital:12523
- Identifier
- ISBN:978-160595111-9
- Abstract
- This study is focused on the domain of a two-machine robotic cell scheduling problem. Particularly, we propose the first analytical method for minimizing the partial cycle time of such a cell with a PC-based automatic inspection system to make the problem more realistic. It is assumed that parts must be inspected in one of the production machines, and this may result in a rework process. The stochastic nature of the rework process prevents us from applying existing deterministic solution methods for the scheduling problem. This study aims to develop an in-line inspection of identical parts using multiple contact/non-contact sensors. Initially, we present a heuristic method that converts a multiple-sensor inspection system into a single-sensor inspection system. Then, the expected sequence times of two different cycles are derived based on a geometric distribution, and finally the maximum expected throughput is pursued for each individual case.
- Publisher
- DEStech Publications
- Relation
- 45th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, CIE 2015; Universite de Lorraine, LCOMS Metz; France; 28th-30th October 2015. In Proceedings - CIE 45: 2015 International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering
- Rights
- Copyright DEstech Publications
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Performance; Rework; Robotic cell; Scheduling
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