Buffer size decision for Flexible Transfer Line with Rework Paths using Genetic Algorithm

Jaber Abu Qudeiri, Hidehiko Yamamoto, Rizauddin Ramli

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Abstract

The buffer size decision for the Flexible Transfer Line (FTL) gains more and more importance because of growing FTL complexity. The buffer size in front of the bay of machines in the FTL is still one of the major optimisation problems faced by production engineers. In this article, we attempt to find the optimal buffer size for FTL with Rework Paths (FTL-RP) that achieves the best throughput of the FTL-RP. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) is presented to find buffer size of FTL-RP. To estimate FTL-RP performance, the well-known decomposition approach is used to find the throughput of the FTL-RP at a given buffer size. In order to achieve the efficient use of the GA, we propose the Multiple Vectors Distribution Method (MVDM) for the genes arrangement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)227-240
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications
Volume7
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • FTL
  • Flexible Transfer Line
  • GA
  • Genetic Algorithm
  • RP
  • Rework Path
  • buffer size

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science

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