A Robustness Measure of the Configuration of Multi-Purpose Machines

André Rossi (1)

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This paper presents new results for assessing the robustness of a configuration for multi-purpose machines}. The workshop manager is provided quantitative and meaningful information on how a configuration behaves when disturbances affect the demand. Thus, configurations can be compared on the basis of temporal performance, but also on robustness. The robustness measure of a configuration is returned by assessing the minimum magnitude of disturbances affecting the forecast demand that may lead to breaking the deadline provided by the decision-maker. First, it is shown how to minimize the completion time for a given demand. The demands such that the deadline can be met for a given configuration are characterized afterward, and two robustness measures for a configuration are also provided. The theoretical results are illustrated in detail through an application example.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

André Rossi. A Robustness Measure of the Configuration of Multi-Purpose Machines. International Journal of Production Research, 2009, 48 (04), pp.1013-1033. ⟨10.1080/00207540802473997⟩. ⟨hal-00547311⟩