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Production Planning & Control | 2005

An application of cyclical master production scheduling in a multi-stage, multi-product environment

Frank Van den broecke; Hendrik Van Landeghem; El-Houssaine Aghezzaf

This paper presents an integrated approach to solve a multi-item lot-sizing and scheduling problem in a two-stage flow shop environment. The problem tackled stems from a real world process and the data used are the actual process information. In this production system, all items are produced in two stages. The first stage is process-oriented and produces a limited number of intermediate products. The second stage is flow shop oriented and splits up the intermediate products into a very large number of end products. The objective is to develop an integrated repetitive cyclic master production plan, minimising the total set-up and inventory holding costs of the work-in-process and end products. The problem corresponds with solving the capacitated lot sizing problem in a two-stage, multi-product environment under the additional constraint of repetitive cyclic production schedules. The model will use a level by level approach. A heuristic approach will first establish a common cycle length and production frequencies. Secondly a mixed integer linear program will define the production sequences ensuring a smooth load profile. The proposed solution approach is tested out as the main planning concept within the MPS department of a company producing photographic materials (e.g. X-ray film, graphical film). Agfa, the involved company, has a number one or two selling position in the mentioned product groups. This paper will describe the solution approach, the mathematical model and operational results after one year of practical usage.


International Journal of Production Economics | 2008

Implementing a near-optimal solution for the multi-stage, multi-product capacitated lot-sizing problem by rolling out a cyclical production plan

Frank Van den broecke; Hendrik Van Landeghem; El-Houssaine Aghezzaf


Archive | 2011

De fabriek van de toekomst ... nu! Duurzame productiviteitsverbetering voor KMO's

Hendrik Van Landeghem; Tim Govaert; Thomas Van Landeghem; Frank Van den broecke; Karel Bauters; Paul Busschaert


Fuel and Energy Abstracts | 2011

A robust hierarchical production planning for a capacitated two-stage production system

El-Houssaine Aghezzaf; Carles Sitompul; Frank Van den broecke


Inventories, 16th International symposium, Proceedings | 2010

Sensitivity of multi-product two-stage economic lotsizing models and their dependency on change-over and product cost ratio's

Frank Van den broecke; El-Houssaine Aghezzaf; Hendrik Van Landeghem


Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing | 2008

Migrating the fair share algorithm from a distribution to a production planning environment

Frank Van den broecke; El-Houssaine Aghezzaf; Hendrik Van Landeghem


Annual International Conference on the Modern Information Technology in the Innovation Processes of the Industrial Enterprises, 10th, Proceedings | 2008

Effectiveness of safety stock in a capacity constrained vendor managed inventory setting

Frank Van den broecke; El-Houssaine Aghezzaf; Hendrik Van Landeghem


JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS | 2006

Cyclical volume planning and fair share mix decisions within the semi-process industry

Frank Van den broecke; El-Houssaine Aghezzaf; Hendrik Van Landeghem


e-Proceedings IESM'05 | 2005

Implementing a near-optimal solution for the multi-stage, multi-product capcitated lot sizing problem by rolling out a cyclical production plan

Frank Van den broecke; Hendrik Van Landeghem; El-Houssaine Aghezzaf


Advances in manufacturing technology and management - ICMR2005 | 2005

Cyclical volume planning and fair share mix decisions with the semi-process industry

Frank Van den broecke; Hendrik Van Landeghem

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