Hybrid Flow Shop Scheduling Problems Using Improved Fireworks Algorithm for Permutation

Applied Sciences

Ming-Lang Tseng¹  Haoran Xue²  Xuelian Pang³  Kaihua Liu³  MingK. Lim⁴ 

[1] Institute of Innovation and Circular Economy, Asia University, Taichung 41354, Taiwan;School of Artificial intelligence, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China;School of Microelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China;Supply Chain Sustainability and Strategy within the Centre for Business in Society, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK;

关键词: permutation flow shop scheduling problem;    hybrid flow shop scheduling problem;    improved fireworks algorithm;    scheduling;    makespan;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app10031174

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Prior studies are lacking which address permutation flow shop scheduling problems and hybrid flow shop scheduling problems together to help firms find the optimized scheduling strategy. The permutation flow shop scheduling problem and hybrid flow shop scheduling problems are important production scheduling types, which widely exist in industrial production fields. This study aimed to acquire the best scheduling strategy for making production plans. An improved fireworks algorithm is proposed to minimize the makespan in the proposed strategies. The proposed improved fireworks algorithm is compared with the fireworks algorithm, and the improvement strategies include the following: (1) A nonlinear radius is introduced and the minimum explosion amplitude is checked to avoid the waste of optimal fireworks; (2) The original Gaussian mutation operator is replaced by a hybrid operator that combines Cauchy and Gaussian mutation to improve the search ability; and (3) An elite group selection strategy is adopted to reduce the computing costs. Two instances from the permutation flow shop scheduling problem and hybrid flow shop scheduling problems were used to evaluate the improved fireworks algorithm’s performance, and the computational results demonstrate the improved fireworks algorithm’s superiority.

【 授权许可】

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