This paper studies the single machine family scheduling problem in which the goal is to minimize total tardiness. We analyze two alternative mixed-integerprogramming (MIP) formulations with respect to the time requir...
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This paper studies the single machine family scheduling problem in which the goal is to minimize total tardiness. We analyze two alternative mixed-integerprogramming (MIP) formulations with respect to the time required to solve the problem using a state-of-the-art commercial MIP solver. The two formulations differ in the number of binary variables: the first formulation has O ( n 2) binary variables whereas the second formulation has O ( n 3) binary variables, where n denotes the number of jobs to be scheduled. Our findings indicate that despite the significant higher number of binary variables, the second formulation leads to significantly shorter solution times for problem instances of moderate size.
In modern giant buildings,in order to improve energy utilization efficiency, cooling systems have developed from conventional chillers alone to smart energy net which includes chillers,ice storage,ground-source heat p...
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In modern giant buildings,in order to improve energy utilization efficiency, cooling systems have developed from conventional chillers alone to smart energy net which includes chillers,ice storage,ground-source heat pump,combined cooling heating and power( CCHP) and so on. The reasonable distribution of load is the key to guarantee such system in economical *** on typical multi-type cooling system,economic models of different devices are presented and real-time intelligent economic scheduling with the approach of mixed integer programming is carried out. This algorithm has been applied in a certain building of Shanghai and results of simulation show that it is able to provide guidance on intelligent economic scheduling for multi-type cooling system.
Facility location optimization is very important for many retail industries, such as banking network, chain stores, and so on. Maximal covering location problem (MCLP) is one of the well-known models for these facilit...
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(纸本)9781424420124
Facility location optimization is very important for many retail industries, such as banking network, chain stores, and so on. Maximal covering location problem (MCLP) is one of the well-known models for these facility location optimization problems, which has earned extensive research interests. However, various practical requirements limit the application of the traditional formulation of MCLP, and the NP-hard characteristic makes effective approaches for large scale problems extremely difficult. This paper focuses on a facility location problem motivated by a practical project of bank branching. The traditional MCLP formulation is generalized as a mixed integer programming (MIP) with considerations of various costs and revenues, multi-type of facilities, and flexible coverage functions. A CPLEX-based hybrid nested partition algorithm is developed for large scale problems, and heuristic-based extensions are introduced to deal with extremely large problems. Our formulation and algorithm are embedded into an asset called IFAO-SIMO. Numerical results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of our approach.
In this paper, we propose an autonomous microgrid operation by using multi-agent approach. The proposed multi-agent system consists of seven types of agent (AG). In a microgrid, load AGs act as consumers or buyers, ge...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479938414
In this paper, we propose an autonomous microgrid operation by using multi-agent approach. The proposed multi-agent system consists of seven types of agent (AG). In a microgrid, load AGs act as consumers or buyers, generator AGs, photovoltaic AGs and wind-turbine generation AGs act as producers or sellers, and battery AGs act as prosumers or sellers/buyers. In order to verify the performance of the proposed system, it applied to a simple model system with different electrical power prices. From the simulation results, it can be seen the proposed multi-agent system could perform a smart-grid operation efficiently.
This paper proposes a cyclic scheduling method for cluster tools in semiconductor manufacturing with equipment front-end module and multifunctional load locks. In this special configured cluster tools, the equipment f...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479937097
This paper proposes a cyclic scheduling method for cluster tools in semiconductor manufacturing with equipment front-end module and multifunctional load locks. In this special configured cluster tools, the equipment front-end module consists of an aligner, a signal-arm robot, and two load locks integrated with coolers. Hence, the two load locks both have multifunction of filling, pumping, and cooling wafers. The multifunctional load locks may become scheduling bottleneck for a certain specified recipe. To solve this problem, the Petri net models of the above configured cluster tool is developed first. Then, based on the Petri net models and state equations, a mixed integer programming model is presented, which can efficiently determine the optimal scheduling sequence in steady state. Through experiments, the effectiveness of the cyclic scheduling method proposed in this paper is verified.
Our study deals with the simultaneous Electric Vehicle Scheduling and Optimal Charging Problem (EVSCP) in the business context. More precisely, given a mixed fleet of Electric Vehicles - EVs and Combustion Engine Vehi...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781510800021
Our study deals with the simultaneous Electric Vehicle Scheduling and Optimal Charging Problem (EVSCP) in the business context. More precisely, given a mixed fleet of Electric Vehicles - EVs and Combustion Engine Vehicles - CVs, a set of tours to be processed by vehicles and a charging infrastructure, the problem aims to optimize the assignment of vehicles to tours and, simultaneously, to optimize the charging of EVs in order to avoid costly and carbon-hungry peak demand periods. We consider several operational constraints mainly related to chargers, electricity grid and EVs driving range. The overall objective of this study is to provide an efficient, scalable and generic decision support tool, combining both technical and business considerations, for vehicle fleet managers that are willing to minimize their vehicles ownership costs, to reduce CO 2 emissions and to avoid EVs batteries degradation. This study is promoted in the scope of a French National Project, led by La Poste Group1, ERDF2 and seven other companies and research laboratories. This R&D project aims at designing, with a progressive approach, a smart system that manages the charging infrastructures and allows an economical and ecological sustainable deployment of EVs fleet in the business context. To solve this problem, we provide a mixed-integer linear programming formulation to model the EVSCP problem and we use CPLEX to solve real test instances. Moreover, we propose different business scenarios and extensions to our baseline model. For instance, we consider the impact of EV use on the battery health and we are interested in different charging schemes, charging infrastructure, energy mix and CO 2 emissions.
Determining optimal transmission entry capacity (TEC) is very crucial for ensuring an optimal usage of transmission network. It is a complex process to determine the correct TEC levels due to high amount of factors in...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781479924509
Determining optimal transmission entry capacity (TEC) is very crucial for ensuring an optimal usage of transmission network. It is a complex process to determine the correct TEC levels due to high amount of factors involved. A number of policies encourages the penetration of renewable energy sources with special focus on wind and solar power. Due to intermittent nature of wind energy, the process of determining TEC levels gets ever more complex. Besides, the increasing complexity of finding the optimum TEC levels for generators, another problem is that dispatch of conventional generators are affected by wind power productions. Therefore, the dispatch of all generators become uncertain due to uncertain nature of wind. In this conditions, the optimal usage of the transmission network is very important for efficient operation of the electricity markets. The aim of this paper is to find the optimal TEC levels for electricity generating firms. It uses linear optimisation model and mixedinteger linear programming model for non-firm and firm dispatch conditions respectively. The derived models are applied to the IEEE 24-Node test system.
Virtual cellular manufacturing is an innovative way of production organization which both in the production of flexibility and efficient to meet today's rapid development of science and technology and replacement ...
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Virtual cellular manufacturing is an innovative way of production organization which both in the production of flexibility and efficient to meet today's rapid development of science and technology and replacement of products. The key process of the design of virtual cellular manufacturing system—cell formation is the focus of research. In order to meet the characteristics of small batch and dynamically changing market demand, this paper studies the problems of virtual cellular multi-period dynamic reconfiguration. A reconfigurable system programming model is developed. The model incorporates parameters of the problems of product dynamic demand, machine capacity, operation sequence, balanced workload, alternative routings and batch setting. The objective of mixed integer programming model is to minimize the total costs of operation, moving raw materials, inventory holding and process routes setup. Though a case study, demonstrates the feasibility and validity of the model in reality.
In this paper, we study the dynamic hybrid berth allocation problem in bulk ports with the objective to minimize the total service times of the vessels. We propose two exact methods based on mixed integer programming ...
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In this paper, we study the dynamic hybrid berth allocation problem in bulk ports with the objective to minimize the total service times of the vessels. We propose two exact methods based on mixed integer programming and generalized set partitioning, and a heuristic method based on squeaky wheel optimization, explicitly considering the cargo type on the vessel. The formulations are compared through extensive numerical experiments based on instances inspired from real bulk port data. The results indicate that the set partitioning method and the heuristic method can be used to obtain near-optimal solutions for even larger problem size. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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