Integrated approach in solving parallel machine scheduling and location (ScheLoc) problem

Article history: Received November 4 2015 Received in Revised Format April 6 2016 Accepted April 22 2016 Available online April 24 2016 Scheduling and layout planning are two important areas of operations research, which are used in the areas of production planning, logistics and supply chain management. In many industries locations of machines are not specified, previously, therefore, it is necessary to consider both location and scheduling, simultaneously. This paper presents a mathematical model to consider both scheduling and layout planning for parallel machines in discrete and continuous spaces, concurrently. The preliminary results have indicated that the integrated model is capable of handling problems more efficiently. © 2016 Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved