KAGAKU KOGAKU RONBUNSHU, Vol.24, No.4, 538-545, 1998
Decentralized scheduling algorithm for manufacturing plants requiring frequent repairs
Equipment repair, equipment failure, inferior goods, and urgent orders are major obstacles for scheduled production and contribute to low productivity and long lead-time in manufacturing plants with incomplete production technology. This paper presents a decentralized scheduling algorithm under the assumption that proper preventive repairs can decrease the occurrence of equipment failure and inferior goods. This algorithm can realize high productivity and short lead-time and be hardly affected by frequent equipment repair. The effectiveness of this algorithm is demonstrated by simulations of a plant model based on real plant manufacturing application specified integrated circuits.