Abstract
In this paper, optimization algorithms are used to solve a batch assignment problem of parallel processing furnaces in American Glass Products (AGP), a world leader company in the design and manufacturing of curved armored glass for transportation purposes. The problem consists in optimizing the bending process, which is considered to be the bottleneck workstation in the armored glasses production line in AGP. The objective is to maximize the efficiency of the furnaces and minimize the tardiness delivery of orders. Due to the complexity and constraints of the problem, we developed a proper dispatch algorithm and a Tabu search technique. The results are encouraging: The indicators of furnace usage hours and tardiness delivery improved by 32 % and 7 %, respectively compared to the decisions made in the plant during an actual production week. This work was the winner of an operation research challenge between around 100 graduate students. The challenge was organized by Javeriana University and AGP.
Translated title of the contribution | Asignación de lotes de máquinas paralelas de procesamiento en una instalación de fabricación de vidrio para seguridad automotriz |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 1-21 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Ingenieria y Universidad |
Volume | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Armored glass
- Batch processing machines problem (BPM)
- Optimization
- Tabu search