Fuzzy heuristic algorithm for simultaneous scheduling problems in flexible manufacturing system

Abstract

This paper addresses the flexible manufacturing system (FMS) problems considering both machines and automated guided vehicles (AGVs), simultaneously. A new fuzzy heuristic (FH) is proposed for solving the simultaneous scheduling problem, in order to minimize the makespan by considering the available resources. For increasing the performance of FMS one of the important factors is scheduling AGV with an integral part of the machine scheduling activity. The algorithm is tested based on 82 benchmark problems and the achieved makespan are compared with other algorithms.

Keywords

• Scheduling
• Automated Guided Vehicles
• Fuzzy heuristic
• Flexible manufacturing system and makespan