Integrating Simulation and Optimization for Process Planning and Scheduling Problems

M. Vieira, S. Moniz, B. Gonçalves, T. Pinto-Varela, A.P. Barbosa-Póvoa
ABSTRACT:

The development of hybrid simulation-optimization methods has allowed to explore the complexities of planning and scheduling problems. In this work, a simulation-optimization approach is developed to provide decision-support to industrial processes, combining a mathematical formulation with a detailed discrete-event simulation model. To solve industrial planning and scheduling problems, the methodology iteratively estimates the modelling parameters to maximize the output in a multistage production facility, while guaranteeing allocation constraints and main process uncertainties to satisfy the demand. The production plan is evaluated at the MILP model and the capacity-feasible schedule is generated by the dispatching rules in the simulation model. Results highlight the advantages of the hybrid approach to guarantee optimized process performance metrics in a simulated operational planning.

Publisher
Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (Published)
Date
Jul, 2019
Keywords
simulation-optimization | production planning and scheduling | hybrid methodology

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