A Metaheuristic Algorithm to Transporter Scheduling for Assembly Blocks in a Shipyard considering Precedence and Cooperating Constraints

Special vehicles named flat transporters are used to deliver heavy ship assembly blocks in shipyards. Because each movement of assembly blocks among workshops needs transporters and the transportations are time-consuming, the scheduling of transporters is important for maintaining the overall produc...

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Main Authors: Ning-Rong Tao, Zu-Hua Jiang, Jian-Feng Liu, Bei-Xin Xia, Bai-He Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2615154