Real-time scheduling method for steelmaking-continuous casting

In this paper a real-time scheduling method for steelmaking-continuous casting is proposed to improve the flexibility of scheduling. A directed network model is used to describe steelmaking-continuous casting process considering status of workstations and logistics. First, disturbances including four major kinds are advanced to motivate real-time scheduling in steelmaking-continuous casting process. Second, rescheduling during production process is driven by disturbances mechanism and recalculated by backward and hybrid intelligent algorithm. A real-time scheduling system based on this method is established, and verified by a production plan of eight hours. The result shows that it's efficient to real plant production.