Integrated process planning and scheduling in dynamic environment: The state-of-the-art

Abstract

This paper gives a detailed state-of-the art in the research area o f the important function o f Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) - integrated process planning and scheduling o f manufacturing systems in dynamic environment (DIPPS). Referring to this, description o f the DIPPS problem is given, the criteria on the basis o f which the optimal rescheduling plan are formulated and considered, the adopted assumptions are defined and the mathematical model o f this problem is presented. Furthermore, the disturbances that occur in manufacturing systems are considered in detail: (i) machine breakdown, (ii) arrival of a new job and (iii) job cancellation. Approaches for solving DIPPS problems based on multiagent systems as well as approaches based on algorithms are analyzed. When it comes to approaches based on algorithms, the focus of this paper is on biologically inspired optimization algorithms: evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence based algorithms as well as hybrid approaches. The critical analysis within this research area is shown in order to conclude that biologically inspired artificial intelligence techniques have great potential in optimizing the considered IMS function.

Keywords

• process planning and rescheduling
• dynamic disruptions
• optimization
• multiagent systems
• biologically inspired algorithms