Resource-constrained formulation for production scheduling and maintenance

Abstract A novel continuous time MILP formulation for a class of industrial scheduling problems is presented in this work. This TSP/precedence-based formulation allows coupling sequence-dependent issues in a multiproduct batch process with parallel units and resource limitations. Maintenance operations are also taken into account based on the performance decay of production units. A motivating example is shown to demonstrate the applicability of this new formulation to industrial scheduling problems.