An optimization model for trim loss minimization in an automotive glass plant |
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Authors: | Claudio Arbib Fabrizio Marinelli |
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Institution: | Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli Studi di L’Aquila, via Vetoio, Coppito, I-67010 L’Aquila, Italy |
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Abstract: | This paper deals with glass cutting in an Italian plant producing parts for the automotive market. Glass cutting is basically organised in two phases: first, large rectangular sheets of the same type are obtained from a ribbon of flat glass and sent to warehouse; then, sheets of various types are taken from the warehouse and cut into small rectangular parts of various sizes according to demand. In both phases, trim loss is generated. A problem then arises of fulfilling the demand of small parts using a limited assortment of large sheets and minimizing the total trim loss. In this paper we describe a heuristic algorithm based on a p-median model with additional constraints that take into account all the relevant shop floor requirements. A computational study conducted on real instances provided by the plant is presented and discussed. |
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Keywords: | Trim loss minimization Assortment problem p-Median problem Integer programming |
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