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Optimizing Product Paths in a Production Grid

Authors:
Leo van Moergestel
Erik Puik
Daniel Telgen
John-Jules Meyer

Keywords: Multiagent-based manufacturing; production path planning

Abstract:
In a production environment where different products are being made in parallel, the path planning for every product can be different. The model proposed in this paper is based on a production environment where the production machines are placed in a grid. A software entity, called product agent, is responsible for the manufacturing of a single product. The product agent will plan a path along the production machines needed for that specific product. In this paper, an optimization is proposed that will reduce the amount of transport between the production machines. The effect of two factors that influence the possibilities for reductions is shown in a simulation, using the proposed optimization scheme. These two factors are the redundancy of production steps in the grid and the number of steps where the order of execution is irrelevant.

Pages: 150 to 156

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015

Publication date: October 11, 2015

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4065

ISBN: 978-1-61208-437-4

Location: St. Julians, Malta

Dates: from October 11, 2015 to October 16, 2015