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Determining optimal laser-beam cutting equipment investment through a robust optimization modeling approach

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العنوان: Determining optimal laser-beam cutting equipment investment through a robust optimization modeling approach
المؤلفون: Feller J., Mac Cawley A.F., Ramos-Grez J.A., Fé-Perdomo I.L.
بيانات النشر: Public Library of Science
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: Repositorio UC
الوصف: © 2021 Feller et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.The acquisition of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), such as high-power fiber or CO2 laser cutting equipment, generally involves high investment levels. Its payback period is usually more extended, and there is a moderate-to-high risk involved in adopting these technologies. In this work, we present a robust model that optimizes equipment investing decisions, considers the process’s technical constraint and finds an optimal production plan based on the available machinery. We propose a linear investment model based on historical demand information and take physical process parameters for a LASER cutting equipment, such as cutting speed and gas consumption. The model is then transformed into a robust optimization model which considers demand uncertainty. Second, we determine the optimal production plan based on the results of the robust optimization model and assuming that demand follows a normal distribution. As a case study, we decided on the investment and productive plan for a company that offers Laser-Beam Cutting (LBC) services. The case study validates the effectiveness of the proposed model and proves the robustness of the solution. For this specific application of the model, results showed that the optimal robust solution could increase the company’s expected profits by 6.4%. ; Agencia Nacional de Investigaci?n y Desarrollo ; Agencia Nacional de Investigaci?n y Desarrollo-Fondecyt ; Fondecyt
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
تدمد: 19326203
Relation: MEDLINE:34297748; SCOPUS_ID:85111119662; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254893; https://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/79985; WOS:000678128300049
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254893
الاتاحة: https://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/79985
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254893
Rights: registro bibliográfico
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.B7A0D5A4
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
الوصف
تدمد:19326203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0254893