In this paper we propose a mixed integer programming model to the lot sizing and sequencing problem of a soft drink plant with sequence-dependent set up costs and times. The model considers that the bottling stage is the production bottleneck, which is common in small plants with only one production line, and minimum lot size constrains of the syrup stage. Variations of the relax and fix heuristic are proposed and compared. A computational study with instances generated based on real data from a plant situated in the State of São Paulo-Brazil is also presented. The results show that the approaches are capable to produce better solutions than the ones from the company.
Mixed integer programming; production scheduling; lot sizing and sequencing models
