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  • Multi-stage group scheduling problems with sequence dependent setups

    Creator:
    Salmasi, Nasser
    Abstract:
    The challenges faced by manufacturing companies have forced them to become more efficient. Cellular manufacturing is a concept that has been accepted as a technique for increasing manufacturing productivity in batch type production by efficient grouping of parts (jobs) with some similarities in processing operations into groups and sequentially matching...
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    operations research, for his help with my research and his wonderful classes. Many thanks also to Dr. David

  • Group-scheduling problems in electronics manufacturing

    Creator:
    Geloğullari, Cumhur Alper
    Abstract:
    This dissertation addresses the "multi-machine carryover sequence dependent group-scheduling problem with anticipatory setups," which arises in the printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing. Typically, in PCB manufacturing different board types requiring similar components are grouped together to reduce setup times and increase throughput. The challenge is to determine the sequence of...
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    members Dr. Jeffrey L. Arthur, Dr. J. David Porter, and Dr. Michael J. Quinn, for their constant