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International Journal of Production Research Volume 28, 1990 - Issue 4
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A model and a solution approach for the machine loading and tool allocation problem in a flexible manufacturing system

BALASUBRAMANIAN RAM Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27411, USA.
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SANJIV SARIN Department of Industrial Engineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27411, USA.
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C. S. CHEN Department of Industrial Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
Pages 637-645 | Received 01 Jun 1988, Published online: 30 Mar 2007
 
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SUMMARY

We consider the problem of planning machine loading and tool allocation in a flexible manufacturing system. The probSSSSSSSlem is modelled as a discrete generalized network with simple side constraints. An algorithm is described to yield a solution to this problem. An important aspect of the modelling process presented here is its ease of application to other planning problems in flexible manufacturing systems.

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