Workflow optimization with flowopt: On modelling, optimizing, visualizing, and analysing production workflows

Roman Barták; Milan Jaška; Ladislav Novák; Vladimír Rovenský; Tomáš Skalický; Martin Cully; Con Sheahan; Thanh Tung Dang

doi:10.1109/TAAI.2011.36

Workflow optimization with flowopt: On modelling, optimizing, visualizing, and analysing production workflows

Roman Barták
, Milan Jaška
, Ladislav Novák
, Vladimír Rovenský
, Tomáš Skalický
, Martin Cully
, Con Sheahan
, Thanh Tung Dang

Charles University
Entellexi Limerick

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Abstract

Workflow optimization is an important aspect of many problems including project management and manufacturing. In this paper we describe an innovative general tool supporting a complete workflow optimization process in small and medium manufacturing enterprises. The tool supports interactive modeling of workflows with nested structure and additional logical and synchronization constraints. Then the tool automatically schedules workflows to available resources while optimizing on-time-in-full performance (just in time scheduling). Obtained schedules are visualized in the form of Gantt charts where the user can arbitrarily modify the schedule. Finally, the schedules can be analyzed and the tool suggests how to modify the enterprise, for example by buying new resources, to obtain better quality schedules. By supporting workflows with alternative processes the tool realizes integrated planning and scheduling.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011
Pages	167-172
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TAAI.2011.36
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	16th Annual Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011 - Chung-Li, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: 11 Nov 2011 → 13 Nov 2011

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Name	Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011

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Conference	16th Annual Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011
Country/Territory	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Chung-Li
Period	11/11/11 → 13/11/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Decision support
Optimization
Planning
Scheduling
Visualization
Workflow

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Barták, R., Jaška, M., Novák, L., Rovenský, V., Skalický, T., Cully, M., Sheahan, C., & Dang, T. T. (2011). Workflow optimization with flowopt: On modelling, optimizing, visualizing, and analysing production workflows. In Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011 (pp. 167-172). Article 6120738 (Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011). https://doi.org/10.1109/TAAI.2011.36

Barták, Roman ; Jaška, Milan ; Novák, Ladislav et al. / Workflow optimization with flowopt : On modelling, optimizing, visualizing, and analysing production workflows. Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011. 2011. pp. 167-172 (Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011).

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Barták, R, Jaška, M, Novák, L, Rovenský, V, Skalický, T, Cully, M, Sheahan, C & Dang, TT 2011, Workflow optimization with flowopt: On modelling, optimizing, visualizing, and analysing production workflows. in Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011., 6120738, Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011, pp. 167-172, 16th Annual Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011, Chung-Li, Taiwan, Province of China, 11/11/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAAI.2011.36

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Barták R, Jaška M, Novák L, Rovenský V, Skalický T, Cully M et al. Workflow optimization with flowopt: On modelling, optimizing, visualizing, and analysing production workflows. In Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011. 2011. p. 167-172. 6120738. (Proceedings - 2011 Conference on Technologies and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, TAAI 2011). doi: 10.1109/TAAI.2011.36

Workflow optimization with flowopt: On modelling, optimizing, visualizing, and analysing production workflows

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