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This study introduces a novel bi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm to address the complex distributed flow-shop scheduling problem (DFSP). The enhanced algorithm improves solution speed and quality for minimizing makespan and total processing time.

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Area of Science:

  • Operations Research
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Manufacturing Systems

Background:

  • The distributed flow-shop scheduling problem (DFSP) is an NP-hard challenge in distributed scheduling.
  • Existing intelligent algorithms for DFSP often lack sufficient efficiency and solution quality for production demands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an improved algorithm for solving the DFSP.
  • To minimize both the makespan and the total processing time in distributed flow-shop environments.

Main Methods:

  • Proposes a bi-objective particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm integrated with a direction search strategy and differential evolution.
  • The direction search enhances Pareto front exploration and convergence speed.
  • Differential evolution serves as a local search to prevent premature convergence and local optima.

Main Results:

  • The proposed algorithm demonstrates accelerated convergence compared to traditional multiobjective evolutionary algorithms.
  • It achieves good distribution performance and diversity of solutions.
  • Experimental results on benchmark problems validate the algorithm's effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • The combined direction search and differential evolution strategies effectively enhance PSO for DFSP.
  • The algorithm offers a superior balance between convergence speed and solution quality.
  • This approach provides a promising solution for optimizing complex manufacturing schedules.