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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Balancing a job shop with alternative computer-aided time standards

Abstract

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This research focuses on the use of computer-aided alternative time standards to balance the workload in a job shop. An example computer-aided time standards data base is presented along with the computer software to access the data base for the calculation of alternative time standards. Three machine loading algorithms are proposed to perform the workload balance, and the effectiveness of the algorithms is tested through the results of a computer simulation. It is shown that an algorithm which is unique to the literature produces results which approach the results of a complete enumeration algorithm.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
M.S.
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Department dc:contributor.department
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Year dc:date.issued
1983

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Hankins, Steven Lee

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
https://hdl.handle.net/10919/118350
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/118350

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Hankins, Steven Lee. Balancing a job shop with alternative computer-aided time standards. masters thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1983. https://hdl.handle.net/10919/118350