We present an extension of the resource-constrained multi-product scheduling problem for an automated guided vehicle (AGV) served flow shop, where multiple material handling transport modes provide movement of work pieces between machining centers in the multimodal transportation network (MTN). The multimodal processes behind the multi-product production flow executed in an MTN can be seen as processes realized by using various local periodically functioning processes. The considered network of repetitively acting local transportation modes encompassing MTN’s structure provides a framework for multimodal processes scheduling treated in terms of optimization of the AGVs fleet scheduling problem subject to fuzzy operation time constraints. In the considered case, both production takt and operation execution time are described by imprecise data. The aim of the paper is to present a constraint propagation (CP) driven approach to multi-robot task allocation providing a prompt service to a set of routine queries stated in both direct and reverse way. Illustrative examples taking into account an uncertain specification of robots and workers operation time are provided.

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multimodal processes scheduling optimization of the agvs fleet scheduling problem periodically functioning routine queries resourceconstrained multiproduct scheduling problem automated guided vehicle agv served flow shop constraint propagation cp driven approach uncertain specification of robots and workers operation time multirobot task allocation multimodal transportation network imprecise material handling transport modes multiproduct production flow

Zbigniew Banaszak,Grzegorz Bocewicz,Robert Wójcik,Izabela Nielsen,.Multimodal processes optimization subject to fuzzy operation time constraints: declarative modeling approach. 17 (4),338-347.

Zbigniew Banaszak, et al."Multimodal processes optimization subject to fuzzy operation time constraints: declarative modeling approach" 17

Zbigniew Banaszak,Grzegorz Bocewicz,Robert Wójcik,Izabela Nielsen,"Multimodal processes optimization subject to fuzzy operation time constraints: declarative modeling approach"