An Elite-Class Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization for Reentrant Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling with Bottleneck Stage

Bottleneck stage and reentrance often exist in real-life manufacturing processes;however,the previous research rarely addresses these two processing conditions in a scheduling problem.In this study,a reentrant hybrid flow shop scheduling problem(RHFSP)with a bottleneck stage is considered,and an elite-class teaching-learning-based optimization(ETLBO)algorithm is proposed to minimize maximum completion time.To produce high-quality solutions,teachers are divided into formal ones and substitute ones,and multiple classes are formed.The teacher phase is composed of teacher competition and teacher teaching.The learner phase is replaced with a reinforcement search of the elite class.Adaptive adjustment on teachers and classes is established based on class quality,which is determined by the number of elite solutions in class.Numerous experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of new strategies,and ETLBO has a significant advantage in solving the considered RHFSP.

Q-Learning-Based Teaching-Learning Optimization for Distributed Two-Stage Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling with Fuzzy Processing Time

Two-stage hybrid flow shop scheduling has been extensively considered in single-factory settings.However,the distributed two-stage hybrid flow shop scheduling problem(DTHFSP)with fuzzy processing time is seldom investigated in multiple factories.Furthermore,the integration of reinforcement learning and metaheuristic is seldom applied to solve DTHFSP.In the current study,DTHFSP with fuzzy processing time was investigated,and a novel Q-learning-based teaching-learning based optimization(QTLBO)was constructed to minimize makespan.Several teachers were recruited for this study.The teacher phase,learner phase,teacher’s self-learning phase,and learner’s self-learning phase were designed.The Q-learning algorithm was implemented by 9 states,4 actions defined as combinations of the above phases,a reward,and an adaptive action selection,which were applied to dynamically adjust the algorithm structure.A number of experiments were conducted.The computational results demonstrate that the new strategies of QTLBO are effective;furthermore,it presents promising results on the considered DTHFSP.

A novel hybrid estimation of distribution algorithm for solving hybrid flowshop scheduling problem with unrelated parallel machine

The hybrid flow shop scheduling problem with unrelated parallel machine is a typical NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem, and it exists widely in chemical, manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry. In this work, a novel mathematic model for the hybrid flow shop scheduling problem with unrelated parallel machine(HFSPUPM) was proposed. Additionally, an effective hybrid estimation of distribution algorithm was proposed to solve the HFSPUPM, taking advantage of the features in the mathematic model. In the optimization algorithm, a new individual representation method was adopted. The(EDA) structure was used for global search while the teaching learning based optimization(TLBO) strategy was used for local search. Based on the structure of the HFSPUPM, this work presents a series of discrete operations. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed hybrid algorithm compared with other algorithms.

Differential evolution algorithm for hybrid flow-shop scheduling problems

Aiming at the hybrid flow-shop （HFS） scheduling that is a complex NP-hard combinatorial problem with wide engineering background, an effective algorithm based on differential evolution （DE） is proposed. By using a special encoding scheme and combining DE based evolutionary search and local search, the exploration and exploitation abilities are enhanced and well balanced for solving the HFS problems. Simulation results based on some typical problems and comparisons with some existing genetic algorithms demonstrate the proposed algorithm is effective, efficient and robust for solving the HFS problems.

Integrated Production and Transportation Scheduling Method in Hybrid Flow Shop

The connection between production scheduling and transportation scheduling is getting closer in smart manufacturing system, and both of those problems are summarized as NP-hard problems. However, only a few studies have considered them simultaneously. This paper solves the integrated production and transportation scheduling problem(IPTSP) in hybrid flow shops, which is an extension of the hybrid flow shop scheduling problem(HFSP). In addition to the production scheduling on machines, the transportation scheduling process on automated guided vehicles(AGVs)is considered as another optimization process. In this problem, the transfer tasks of jobs are performed by a certain number of AGVs. To solve it, we make some preparation(including the establishment of task pool, the new solution representation and the new solution evaluation), which can ensure that satisfactory solutions can be found efficiently while appropriately reducing the scale of search space. Then, an effective genetic tabu search algorithm is used to minimize the makespan. Finally, two groups of instances are designed and three types of experiments are conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed method. The results show that the proposed method is effective to solve the integrated production and transportation scheduling problem.

MULTI-SHOP SCHEDULING PROBLEM

A new concept of multi-shop （M ） is put forward which contains all basic shops including open shop （O）, job shop （J ）, flow shop （F ） and hybrid flow shop （H ） so that these basic shop can be scheduled together. Several algorithms including ant colony optimization （ACO）, most work remaining （MWR）, least work remaining （LWR）, longest processing time （LPT） and shortest processing time （SPT） are used for scheduling the M. Numerical experiments of the M adopting data of some car and reC series benchmark instances are tested. The results show that the ACO algorithm has better performance for scheduling the M than the other algorithms, if minimizing the makespan （ Cmax^＊） is taken as the objective function. As a comparison, the separate shops contained in the M are also scheduled by the ACO algorithm for the same objective function, when the completing time of the jobs in the previous shop is taken as the ready time of these jobs in the following shop. The results show that the M has the advantage of shortening the makespan upon separate shops.

基于遗传算法的混合Flow-shop调度方法

混合Flow-shop调度问题 (Hybrid flow-shop scheduling problem, HFSP),是一般Flow-shop调度问题的推广,由于在某些工序上存在并行机器,所以比一般的Flow-shop调度问题更复杂。本文提出了遗传算法求解混合Flow-shop调度问题的方法,给出了一种新的编码方法,设计了相应的交叉和变异操作算子,能够保证个体的合法性,同时又具有遗传算法本身所要求的随机性。最后给出了某汽车发动机厂金加工车间的生产调度实例,表明了此算法的有效性。

基于自适应遗传算法混合Flow-shop的调度与仿真

通过对柔性制造系统中混合流水车间生产调度问题的分析和研究,开发了基于遗传算法的生产调度方法,调度目标为最小化工件的最大完工时间。采用了一套新的染色体编码方法以保证个体的合法性与计算的方便性,设计了相应的交叉和变异操作算子,并生成最优的排序计划。仿真结果表明,改进后的顺序自适应交叉遗传算法更能有效地解决混合流水车间调度问题,并采用VB软件编程实现了调度过程的动态仿真。

多阶段混合Flow Shop调度问题及其遗传求解算法

针对多阶段混合Ｆｌｏｗ Ｓｈｏｐ 调度问题的一般结构和不同的调度目标函数，提出混合整数规划模型，并基于问题的结构特点设计了遗传求解算法。计算实验结果表明。

基于置换Flow Shop调度问题的混合量子算法研究

安排合理有效的生产调度是生产活动能井然有序开展,生产资源得到最佳配置,运作过程简明流畅的有力保证。置换Flow Shop调度问题是流水车间的典型问题,同时也是NP-C难题。从问题出发,设计了由量子进化,最佳模式和其他优化技术所构成的混合量子算法(HQA)。HQA模仿量子行为迭代演化,将种群一分为二,种群1在量子作用和其他优化作用下,探索解空间。种群2保留最佳模式,提高了搜索的效率。经计算测试,验证了HQA在求解排序问题中的可行性,测试结果表明HQA具备了求解置换Flow Shop调度问题的能力。

基于DDE技术混合Flow-shop调度的求解及其系统设计

利用DDE技术对混合流水车间生产调度的数据交换系统进行了设计。采用VB软件编程求解了基于遗传算法的混合Flow-shop调度。对加工信息的编码与解码过程进行了阐述,开发了基于组态王混合Flow-shop调度的监控界面。

An integrated approach for modeling and solving the scheduling problem of container handling systems

An integrated model is presented to schedule the container handling system. The objective is to improve the coop- eration between different types of equipments, and to increase the productivity of the terminal. The problem is formulated as a Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling problem with precedence constraint, setup times and blocking (HFSS-B). A tabu search algorithm is proposed to solve this problem. The quality and efficiency of the proposed algorithm is analyzed from the computational point of view.

基于改进分布估计算法的带并行机模糊混合Flow Shop调度

针对处理时间不确定情况下带并行机的混合Flow Shop调度问题,基于模糊规划理论,采用一种模糊数排序的方法建立了调度模型;以最小化加权模糊最大完工时间的平均值和不确定度作为调度目标,提出一种改进分布估计算法(IEDA)求解上述问题。IEDA算法采用基于NEH(Nawaz-Enscore-Ham)和破坏重建策略的初始化方法,对较优个体进行变邻域局部搜索以提高算法的局部搜索能力,同时采用破坏重建策略增加种群多样性,在最优解连续若干代没有改进时对其进行基于破坏重建策略的变邻域局部搜索,增强算法跳出局部最优的能力,并用正交设计的方法调节算法参数。仿真实验结果验证了本文算法的优越性。

基于MOMA的可重入混合流水车间调度问题研究

针对可重入制造系统多具有多品种、大规模、混流生产等特点,构建带批处理机的可重入混合流水车间调度问题(reentrant hybrid flow shop scheduling problem with batch processors,BPRHFSP)模型,提出一种改进的多目标蜉蝣算法(multi-objective mayfly algorithm,MOMA)进行求解。提出了单件加工阶段和批处理阶段的解码规则;设计了基于Logistic混沌映射的反向学习初始化策略、改进的蜉蝣交配和变异策略,提高了算法初始解的质量和局部搜索能力;根据编码规则设计了基于变邻域下降搜索的蜉蝣运动策略,优化了种群方向。通过对不同规模大量测试算例的仿真实验,验证了MOMA相比传统算法求解BP-RHFSP更具有效性和优越性。所提出的模型能够反映生产的基础特征,达到减少最大完工时间、机器负载和碳排放的目的。

具有紧时、高能耗特征的混合流水车间多目标调度优化问题

针对具有紧时、高能耗工序特征的混合流水车间调度问题,以优化产品暴露时间、最大完工时间和能源消耗为目标,建立混合流水车间调度模型,并提出一种改进的多目标粒子群算法进行有效求解。首先构建了基于ISDE指标的档案维护策略及局部邻域搜索策略,辅助算法跃出局部极值及减少生产阻塞。之后,提出一种基于模糊理论的决策分析方法选取最优调度方案。最后,通过仿真实验验证提出的多目标调度模型与算法的可行性和优越性。

含不相关机的多目标混合流水车间调度

考虑不相关机和传送等因素的多阶段混合流水车间问题,以最小化最大完工时间和总能耗为优化目标建立整数规划模型。针对该问题,提出一种多目标离散灰狼优化算法来求解。设计基于机器分配码和速度选择码的编码方式和基于最短处理时间原则的解码方案;采用反向学习策略改进初始灰狼种群质量;将基于多点变异的自走模式和基于均匀两点交叉与多点交叉的跟随模式结合构成搜索模式以协调开发和搜索能力;引入精英保留策略确保优良个体不丢失。通过一系列的仿真实验验证了该算法的有效性。

带运输的混合流水车间调度问题的改进遗传算法

为实现分布式制造环境中上下游工序和机器间的协同生产,研究了带有运输的混合流水车间调度问题。以包含加工时间、运输时间和加工等待时间的完工时间最小为目标,建立了带有运输约束的混合流水车间调度模型,基于Q-learning设计了改进的遗传算法(QGA)求解该模型。在该算法中,首先基于工件序号设计编码和遗传算子等遗传操作;然后根据种群适应度函数构建种群的状态集合,以交叉概率和变异概率的取值作为动作,以最佳个体适应度和种群平均适应度作为奖励;最后采用Q-learning对交叉和变异参数进行智能调整,提高算法的收敛速度与全局搜索能力。仿真实验结果表明,与改进的遗传算法(GA-TS)相比,本文QGA的最大完工时间平均减少了2.0%,收敛速度提升了18.1%。

基于生产数据的混合流水车间动态调度方法研究

在智能制造背景下,物联网等信息技术为制造系统积累了大量数据,同时人工智能等先进方法为车间数据分析和实时控制提供了有效手段。因此,针对不相关并行机混合流水车间调度问题,提出了一种基于生产数据的动态调度方法,以实现订单完工时间最小化。首先以高质量调度方案为基础,从中提取生产特征和调度规则完成样本构建。其次使用Relief F算法过滤冗余生产特征,获得用于训练和预测的调度样本。然后采用融合鲸鱼优化算法的概率神经网络作为调度模型,实现基于调度样本的训练和预测过程。最后,实验结果表明,所提方法具有良好的特征选择能力和较高的预测精度,与其他实时调度方法相比具有更加优越的性能,可以有效地根据车间实时状态指导制造执行过程。

Decomposition-Based Multi-Objective Optimization for Energy-Aware Distributed Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling with Multiprocessor Tasks

This paper addresses the Energy-Aware Distributed Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling Problem with Multiprocessor Tasks(EADHFSPMT)by considering two objectives simultaneously,i.e.,makespan and total energy consumption.It consists of three sub-problems,i.e.,job assignment between factories,job sequence in each factory,and machine allocation for each job.We present a mixed inter linear programming model and propose a Novel MultiObjective Evolutionary Algorithm based on Decomposition(NMOEA/D).We specially design a decoding scheme according to the characteristics of the EADHFSPMT.To initialize a population with certain diversity,four different rules are utilized.Moreover,a cooperative search is designed to produce new solutions based on different types of relationship between any solution and its neighbors.To enhance the quality of solutions,two local intensification operators are implemented according to the problem characteristics.In addition,a dynamic adjustment strategy for weight vectors is designed to balance the diversity and convergence,which can adaptively modify weight vectors according to the distribution of the non-dominated front.Extensive computational experiments are carried out by using a number of benchmark instances,which demonstrate the effectiveness of the above special designs.The statistical comparisons to the existing algorithms also verify the superior performances of the NMOEA/D.

THE EFFECT OF WORKER LEARNING ON SCHEDULING JOBS IN A HYBRID FLOW SHOP： A BI-OBJECTIVE APPROACH

This paper studies learning effect as a resource utilization technique that can model improvement in worker＇s ability as a result of repeating similar tasks. By considering learning of workers while performing setup times, a schedule can be determined to place jobs that share similar tools and fixtures next to each other. The purpose of this paper is to schedule a set of jobs in a hybrid flow shop （HFS） environment with learning effect while minimizing two objectives that are in conflict： namely maximum completion time （makespan） and total tardiness. Minimizing makespan is desirable from an internal efficiency viewpoint, but may result in individual jobs being scheduled past their due date, causing customer dissatisfaction and penalty costs. A bi-objective mixed integer programming model is developed, and the complexity of the developed bi-objective model is compared against the bi-criteria one through numerical examples. The effect of worker learning on the structure of assigned jobs to machines and their sequences is analyzed. Two solution methods based on the hybrid water flow like algorithm and non-dominated sorting and ranking concepts are proposed to solve the problem. The quality of the approximated sets of Pareto solutions is evaluated using several performance criteria. The results show that the proposed algorithms with learning effect perform well in reducing setup times and eliminate the need for setups itself through proper scheduling.