An integrated Petri net and GA based approach for scheduling of hybrid plants

Sadrieh, S.A., Ghaeli, M., Bahri, P.A. and Lee, P.L. (2007) An integrated Petri net and GA based approach for scheduling of hybrid plants. Computers in Industry, 58 (6). pp. 519-530.

Abstract

Production scheduling in mixed batch/continuous plants, due to their hybrid nature, can become very complex. The main contribution of this paper is the presentation of a novel approach based on the integration of the Timed arc hybrid Petri net (TAHPN) and a genetic algorithm (GA) as a suitable tool for scheduling of hybrid systems. The major benefit of this approach is a significant reduction in complexity during problem formulation. The proposed method is explained through a sugar mill case study.