Open AccessDynamic Scheduling Framework of the Flexible Mixed-Model Assembly Line Based on the Internet of Manufacturing Things
Author(s) -
Lei Shi,
Yinghao Zhong,
Jianfeng Yao,
Xiang Dai,
Gang Guo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2025/1/012073
Subject(s) - computer science , scheduling (production processes) , distributed computing , mass customization , heuristics , modular design , fuzzy logic , job shop scheduling , mathematical optimization , dynamic priority scheduling , normalization (sociology) , the internet , personalization , computer network , artificial intelligence , quality of service , mathematics , operating system , routing (electronic design automation) , sociology , world wide web , anthropology
In mass customization (MC), the assembly operations of modular products tend to be organized as the form of flexible mixed-model assembly line (FMMAL). The dynamic scheduling problem of FMMAL is quite complex with product sequencing, station allocation, material delivery, disruption events of station failure, product inserting and product reworking. To solve these problems, a comprehensive framework combining the architecture of Internet of Manufacturing Things (IoMT) with the dynamic scheduling algorithms is proposed. Firstly, the IoMT-based FMMAL are constructed via the multi-agent system (MAS) and ubiquitous environment. Secondly, a mathematical model of FMMAL is formulated with the decision variables, optimization objectives and constraint conditions. Thirdly, the IoMT-oriented algorithms for dynamic scheduling are proposed including the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) for normalization, weighted sum of properties-improved genetic algorithm (WSP-IGA) for prescheduling, priority weights search-simulated annealing (PWS-SA) for rescheduling. Lastly, a discrete event simulation of a numerical case is conducted to demonstrate the practicality and validity of proposed theories and algorithms. The results show that the proposed hyper-heuristics (WSP-IGA and PWS-SA) can respectively realize the prescheduling and rescheduling of FMMAL in four modes including the synthesized mode, time-efficient mode, just-in-time mode and energy-saving mode, which are superior to the four referenced meta-heuristics.