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This research attempts to devise a multistage and multiproduct short-term integrative production plan that can dynamically change based on the order priority and virtual occupancy for application in steel plants. Considering factors such as the delivery time, varietal compatibility between different products, production capacity of variety per hour, minimum or maximum batch size, and transfer time, we propose an available production capacity network with varietal compatibility and virtual occupancy for enhancing production plan implementation and quick adjustment in the case of dynamic production changes. Here available means the remaining production capacity after virtual occupancy. To quickly build an available production capacity network and increase the speed of algorithm solving, constraint selection and cutting methods with order priority were used for model solving. Finally, the genetic algorithm improved with local search was used to optimize the proposed production plan and significantly reduce the order delay rate. The validity of the proposed model and algorithm was numerically verified by simulating actual production practices. The simulation results demonstrate that the model and improved algorithm result in an effective production plan.
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51274043). We are grateful for the data provided by LY Steel, China.
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Lü, Zm., Jiang, Tr. & Li, Zw. Multiproduct and multistage integrated production planning model and algorithm based on an available production capacity network. Int J Miner Metall Mater 28, 1343–1352 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2310-6
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