Total tool requirements in multi-level machining systems Article

Koulamas, CP. (1991). Total tool requirements in multi-level machining systems . INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, 29(2), 417-437. 10.1080/00207549108930080

cited authors

  • Koulamas, CP

abstract

  • A multi-level machining system is defined as a manufacturing order, consisting of at least one product with a bill of materials (BOM) greater than one level. It is shown that tool requirements at any level can be computed by utilizing the powers of the BOM matrix and a tool data matrix. An algorithm is then presented for reducing these requirements without affecting an end product’s completion time. Finally an efficient search technique (EST) is developed which provides good solutions to the problem of optimizing the increased (decreased) tool requirements resulting from a decrease (increase) in an end product’s completion time. It is also shown that in the absence of cross-level interactions with respect to tool-time tradeoffs the EST solutions are optimal. © 1991 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

publication date

  • January 1, 1991

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 417

end page

  • 437

volume

  • 29

issue

  • 2