A Multi-Exchange Neighborhood Search Heuristic for an Integrated Clustering and Machine Setup Model for PCB Manufacturing

In the manufacture of printed circuit boards, electronic components are attached to a blank board by one or more pick-and-place machines. Frequent machine setups, though time consuming, can reduce overall processing time. We consider the Integrated Clustering and Machine Setup (ICMS) model, which in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Magazine, Michael J., Polak, George G., Sharma, Dushyant
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Operations Research Center 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/5208