Sustainable Scheduling of an Automatic Pallet Changer System by Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm with First Piece Inspection

In this study, the machining center with the Automated Pallet Changer (APC) scheduling problem considering the disturbance of the first piece inspection is presented. The APC is frequently used in industry practice; it is useful in terms of sustainability and robustness because it increases the mach...

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Main Authors: Qingmiao Liao, Jianjun Yang, Yong Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/5/1498