Multiresource-Constrained Flexible Job Shop Scheduling With Fixture Pallets and Setup Stations Under Pallet Automation Systems

Pallet automation systems (PASs) are critical in flexible manufacturing for their ability to integrate diverse production resources, such as machines, fixture pallets (FPs), and setup stations (STs). In traditional flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs), loading/unloading typically occurs at machines, limiting the machines’ capacity. To address this, in PASs, workpieces are loaded and unloaded from the machines at a limited number of STs, so loading, processing, and unloading are three separate segments. However, the research on PASs is limited, and existing studies mainly focused on machines while overlooking FPs and STs. A critical challenge is the tight coupling between resource selection and operation…

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  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 52275499, 92467101