TY  - JOUR
TI  - Determination of inter-stage idle times in scheduling design of a three stage zero wait batch process
SP  - 1706
N1  - cited By 0
AV  - none
EP  - 1712
SN  - 18125654
ID  - scholars456
KW  - Batch process; Idle time; Mathematical formulas; Matrix approach; Process condition; Production sequences; Transfer policies; Zero wait
KW  -  Production engineering; Scheduling; Scheduling algorithms
KW  -  Batch data processing
N2  - The present research proposes a novel approach based on matrix to determine the makespan of a batch process adopting zero wait transfer policy. The proposed approach uses simple mathematical formulae, applied on a matrix representing the batch process recipes according to a selected production sequence. Rearrangement of the matrix rows according to the varied production sequences possible for the specified batch process recipes enables the makespan to be determined for each sequence. Designer is then provided with the production sequence options with its corresponding makespan from which a selection could be made according to the process conditions. © 2008 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
IS  - 9
VL  - 8
JF  - Journal of Applied Sciences
A1  - Shafeeq, A.
A1  - Mutalib, M.I.A.
A1  - Amminudin, K.A.
A1  - Muhammad, A.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-46149105443&doi=10.3923%2fjas.2008.1706.1712&partnerID=40&md5=80e7578b4b40a85e1fc8a252f270ba38
Y1  - 2008///
ER  -