Observations on PCB Assembly Optimization
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چکیده
At the top of operational and tactical levels is the scheduling problem. It is here where decisions are made on how to operate machinery to produce a set of different PCBs (usually how to execute the weekly production plan). The next hierarchy level includes grouping and line balancing problems. For the linebalancing problem, the challenge is balancing the workload of different machines when producing a single PCB. In the grouping problem, the aim is to reduce the set-up times by constructing a common feeder set-up for several products. The lowest level on the operational level is called the single machine optimization problem.
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