Optimization of Group Loading of Equipment for Multiproduct Manufacturing

The machine-building industry is characterized by a number of distinctive features, including the periodic alteration of the range of manufactured products in terms of size, configuration and other factors. An urgent task is to control the time resources spent on production. This is due to the fact that even a minor change in the logistics supply chains and minor changes in equipment loading and changes in the equipment park can collectively lead to a significant increase in the overall production cycle and an increase in negative costs. The most promising avenue for reducing the technological time of manufacturing products by multiproduct enterprises is the minimization of waiting time due to the uniform distribution of each technological transition in accordance with the state of the available equipment in the workshop (plant, production area, enterprise). This study presents a model that enables the calculation of the total number of operations required to produce a conditional product. It is feasible to optimize the technological processes, thereby modifying the structure of each production operation in order to align it with the existing technology. The testing of this methodology demonstrated a significant increase in the utilization rate of machinery, with an observed increase of 8%.