?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F495%2F&rft.title=Optimisation+of+work+flow&rft.creator=Panton%2C+D.M.&rft.creator=Beaumont%2C+N.&rft.subject=Discrete&rft.subject=Aerospace+and+defence&rft.description=AeroSpace+Technologies+of+Australia+(ASTA)+is+a+supplier+of+aircraft+components+for+several+of+the+world's+major+aircraft+manufacturers.+Its+anticipation+of+a+substantial+increase+in+demand+has+led+to+concern+as+to+its+ability+to+satisfy+customer+imposed+schedules.+ASTA's+main+concern+is+scheduling+at+its+five+autoclaves.+The+autoclaves%2C+which+are+large+pressurised+ovens+in+which+components+are+cured+before+non+destructive+testing+and+final+assembly%2C+appear+to+be+the+bottlenecks+in+ASTA's+manufacturing+process.%0D%0A%0D%0AASTA+came+to+the+Australian+Mathematics-in-Industry+Study+Group+(MISG)+with+the+objective+of+developing+an+optimised+loading+plan+for+the+autoclaves+to+improve+their+utilisation+while+meeting+demand+for+final+components.+This+report+discusses+the+results+of+an+intensive+three+day+study+by+the+MISG+group+working+on+the+ASTA+problem.+Its+findings+were+that%3A%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+Modifying+the+way+in+which+Materials+Requirements+Planning+(MRP)+is+used+may+usefully+increase+autoclave+utilisation.%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+A+single+product+which+will+account+for+60%25+of+factory+hours+could+and+should+be+scheduled+separately.%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+It+is+feasible+and+very+helpful+to+group+products+into+a+small+number+of+sets+with+common+autoclave+processing+requirements.%0D%0A%E2%80%A2+Integer+programming+models+modelling+the+production+line+show+considerable+promise+and+should+be+developed+further.&rft.date=1997&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F495%2F1%2FOptimisation-of-work-flow.pdf&rft.identifier=++Panton%2C+D.M.+and+Beaumont%2C+N.++(1997)+Optimisation+of+work+flow.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++