Van Volsem, S., Dullaert, W. and Van Landeghem, H. (2007). An Evolutionary Algorithm and discrete event simulation for optimizing inspection strategies for multi-stage processes European Journal of Operational Research, 179(3):621--633.
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Publication year2007
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JournalEuropean Journal of Operational Research
The problem of determining the optimal inspection strategy for a given multi-stage production process, i.e. the inspection strategy that results in the lowest total inspection cost, while still assuring a required output quality, is modelled as a joint optimization of inspection location, type and inspection limits. A fusion between a discrete event simulation to model the multi-stage process subject to inspection and to calculate the resulting inspection costs, and an Evolutionary Algorithm (EA) to optimize the inspection strategies, is suggested.