Human factors under uncertainty: A manufacturing systems design using simulation-optimisation approach
Authored by Jelena Petronijevic, Alain Etienne, Jean-Yves Dantan
Date Published: 2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2018.11.001
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Abstract
Modern manufacturing systems are characterized by waste elimination,
cycle time control, and high work specifications. Workers, although
being an integral part of manufacturing, are usually neglected or
severely simplified in operational research of these systems. Through
the years, the need for control over the job in manual manufacturing has
been identified as crucial for both system performances and operators'
health. The aim of this research is to integrate time margins, as the
mean of control, and human factors under uncertainty into scheduling
problem of a multi-product manufacturing system while maintaining
performance and workers' well-being. The proposed method is polynomial
and simulation-based, developed in two stages using agent based
methodology. The first stage provides a global schedule with makespan as
the objective function and with time margin allocation strategy under
uncertainty. The second stage enables rescheduling depending on the
human error probability and fatigue level. Experiments and comparisons
with the similar literature problem have indicated decrease of human
error probability and fatigue. Extended experiments for flow shop system
justify the use of this unique approach. The developed tool enables
system designers to enhance performance by observing human effects
through its factors and different time margins allocation strategies.
Tags
Uncertainty
models
environment
Human factors
scheduling
Integration
Framework
Algorithm
Agent-based
modelling
Musculoskeletal
Machines
Time margins
Flow system
Flow-shop
Job demands
Fatigue