FAS scheduling based on operation flexibility Available to Purchase

Multiple assembly sequences can increase the flexibility of assembly systems and consequently lead to better performance. The relationship between multiple assembly sequences and their impact on the performance of assembly systems are studied. Based on the concept of operation flexibility, this paper presents a flexibility measure to evaluate each operation sequence. A flexibility‐based criterion is proposed to prioritize each operation, which is then used to guide the assembly scheduling. A simulation study demonstrates that when using the criterion, higher system flexibility is achieved and consequently better performance of the assembly systems is obtained.