Design and Operation of Assembly Systems

本研究的目的是建立一个科学的基础 用于装配系统的设计和操作。 具体 目标是：（1）最先进的分支和约束方法， 规定最低成本设计和运营决策，（2）强 切割平面法规定最低成本的解决方案 大规模装配系统，（3）计算评估，（4） 与工业界的互动，以确保研究的相关性。 研究的意义是双重的。 第一，它将改善 提高装配系统的竞争力，降低成本， 准时交货。 第二，它代表了一种创新的贡献 整数规划方法，需要基础研究奠定 是众多工程应用的基础。

The objective of this research is to establish a science base for the design and operation of assembly systems. Specific objectives are: (1) state-of-the-art branch and bound approach to prescribe minimum cost design and operating decisions, (2) strong cutting plane methods to prescribe minimum cost solutions for large-scale assembly systems, (3) computational evaluation, and (4) interaction with industry to assure research relevancy. Research significance is two-fold. First, it will improve competitiveness of assembly systems, reducing costs and promoting on-time delivery. Second, it represents an innovative contribution to integer programming methods and entails basic research to lay a foundation for numerous engineering applications.