Research Article

A Graph-Based Ant Colony Optimization Approach for Process Planning

Table 10

Four of the fifty process plans.

Process plan 1
 Operation1218116121319173578910201441516
 Machine22222222222222244111
 Tool77777399777739101010215
 TAD

NMC = 2, NTC = 10, NSC = 9, TMCC = 320, TTCC = 200, TSCC = 900, TMC = 750, TTC = 265, TPC = 2435

Process plan 2
 Operation1116212181319173578910201415164
 Machine22222222222222244111
 Tool77773699777739101010152
 TAD

NMC = 2, NTC = 11, NSC = 9, TMCC = 320, TTCC = 220, TSCC = 900, TMC = 750, TTC = 260, TPC = 2450

Process plan 3
 Operation1531862111213177891914201041516
 Machine22222222222222444111
 Tool66666673977299101010215
 TAD

NMC = 2, NTC = 9, NSC = 10, TMCC = 320, TTCC = 200, TSCC = 1000, TMC = 770, TTC = 237, TPC =2527

Process plan 4
 Operation1356218111213177891914201041516
 Machine22222222222222444111
 Tool66666673977299101010215
 TAD

NMC = 2, NTC = 9, NSC = 10, TMCC = 320, TTCC = 200, TSCC = 1000, TMC = 770, TTC = 237, TPC = 2527