Unit loads in assembly component delivery

• Main Author: Occeña, Luis G.
• Other Authors: Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2019
• Subjects: LD5655.V855 1983.O292; Assembly-line methods; Materials handling
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/94444

A new way of looking at scheduling and lot sizing is proposed by embedding material handling considerations in the determination of optimum delivery policies for a single stage, uniform demand assembly system in a finite horizon. Unit loads are used in place of lots; material handling and container costs are charged; and area and material handling constraints are imposed. A solution procedure based on a delivery period matrix is used to solve the minimization problem. Computational experience is provided. A special case of uniform delivery intervals is taken up and a discussion is given on variance penalty. === M.S.