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Figure 3: Gantt chart before load balancing Figure 4: Gantt chart after load balancing.

CONCLUSIONS

This paper dealt with the integration of process planning and scheduling systems using process plan modification
system. Following are the conclusions:
(1) Systematic methods for load balancing of the machining equipment and for modifying the process plans are
proposed in order to obtain a modified processed plan based on the feedback information from the scheduling
results.
(2) A prototype of the process planning and scheduling systems has been implemented. Some case studies show
that the total make span can be improved from the modified process plans obtained after the feed back
information from the scheduling results.

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