Methods and systems for scheduling work
CA 2342579 A1 · Owner: Macedo, Ivan Roquete · Inventors: De Meneses, Claudio Nogueira; Ribeiro, Wesley Elias; Macedo, Ivan Roquete
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In a first aspect, the present invention provides a unique algorithm that interactively takes into, consideration the melt shot (MS) and the hot strip mill (HSM) constraints such that a balanced and, feasible solution is reached for the whole Primary Area (MS and HSM) at once. In a second aspect, the invention takes a set of orders defined to be produced next in the Melt Shop area in a steel mill, and groups them in small sets of orders with similar characteristics called , heats. Each order belongs, to a heat. The system defines the precise moment that each heat has to be processed in each of its, steps. In another aspect the invention uses an event-driven based algorithm as a …
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