Title: A review on Integrated Process Planning and Scheduling

Authors: Xinyu Li, Liang Gao, Chaoyong Zhang, Xinyu Shao

Addresses: State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China. ' State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China. ' State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China. ' State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

Abstract: Traditionally, process planning and scheduling for parts were carried out in a sequential way, where scheduling was done after process plans had been generated. Considering the fact that the two functions are usually complementary, it is necessary to integrate them more tightly so that performance of a manufacturing system can be improved greatly. In this paper, we present a review of the reported research in Integrated Process Planning and Scheduling (IPPS), discuss the extent of applicability of various approaches and suggest some future research trends. [Received 31 October 2008; Revised 9 July 2009; Accepted 15 July 2009]

Keywords: process planning-scheduling integration; process planning; scheduling; review.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMR.2010.031630

International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 2010 Vol.5 No.2, pp.161 - 180

Published online: 15 Feb 2010 *

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