Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1989-11-08
1990-06-05
MacDonald, Allen
Boots, shoes, and leggings
264300, 264512, G06F 1500
Patent
active
049319442
ABSTRACT:
A method of scheduling the building sequence of a plurality of objects on an assembly line in order to minimze the cost of building the objects is disclosed. Each object has a plurality of attributes, which together with the position of the object in the sequence, affects the overall cost of the build sequence. A computer is provided with a representation of the object, its attributes, and a procedure for calculating the cost associated with any arrangement of the attributes. An initial build sequence is generated using the representation which has a minimal cost associated with the arrangement of at least one of the attributes. A final build sequence is generated in accordance with a simulated annealing algorithm which utilizes a scoring function that includes the costs defined by the procedure, those costs associated with the attributes being independently weighted in accordance with a temperature varying function. A representation of the final build sequence usable for construction of the object is then provided.
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Gay Jackson G.
Kromer Robert P.
Richter Roy
Duke Albert F.
General Motors Corporation
MacDonald Allen
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