TY - JOUR
T1 - Feeder rack assignment problem in PCB assembly
T2 - A case study
AU - Klomp, Cornelis
AU - Van De Klundert, Joris
AU - Spieksma, Frits C.R.
AU - Voogt, Siem
PY - 2000/3/1
Y1 - 2000/3/1
N2 - In this paper we describe a case study in the operational planning of the assembly of printed circuit boards. Given a line of placement machines and given a family of boards we develop a heuristic algorithm which focusses on the so-called feeder rack assignment problem. This problem addresses the question: where to attach the feeders alongside the feeder racks of the placement machines? Computational results on real-life instances indicate that the heuristic is superior to approaches currently used in practice.
AB - In this paper we describe a case study in the operational planning of the assembly of printed circuit boards. Given a line of placement machines and given a family of boards we develop a heuristic algorithm which focusses on the so-called feeder rack assignment problem. This problem addresses the question: where to attach the feeders alongside the feeder racks of the placement machines? Computational results on real-life instances indicate that the heuristic is superior to approaches currently used in practice.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0925-5273(99)00075-4
DO - 10.1016/S0925-5273(99)00075-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0033906768
SN - 0925-5273
VL - 64
SP - 399
EP - 407
JO - International Journal of Production Economics
JF - International Journal of Production Economics
IS - 1
ER -