Narendran T.T.

T.T. Narendran

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Found 20 papers in total
Heuristics for the real-time pickup-and-delivery travelling salesman problem
Heuristics for the real-time pickup-and-delivery travelling salesman problem
2008
Vehicle Routing Problems (VRP) under static conditions have been studied for well over...
CLOVES: A cluster-and-search heuristic to solve the vehicle routing problem with delivery and pick-up
CLOVES: A cluster-and-search heuristic to solve the vehicle routing problem with delivery and pick-up
2007
This paper addresses the vehicle routing problem with sequence-constrained delivery...
Freight train routing and scheduling in a passenger rail network: computational complexity and the stepwise dispatching heuristic
Freight train routing and scheduling in a passenger rail network: computational complexity and the stepwise dispatching heuristic
2007
In many countries, freight trains have to share a rail network with passenger trains....
Locomotive assignment and freight train scheduling using genetic algorithms
Locomotive assignment and freight train scheduling using genetic algorithms
2006
This study considers the movement of freight trains through a passenger rail network,...
A heuristic for routing and scheduling freight trains in a passenger rail network
A heuristic for routing and scheduling freight trains in a passenger rail network
2007
This paper addresses the problem of routing and scheduling freight trains in a rail...
CLOSE: a heuristic to solve a precedence-constrained travelling salesman problem with delivery and pickup
CLOSE: a heuristic to solve a precedence-constrained travelling salesman problem with delivery and pickup
2005
Logistics Management sometimes involves pickup as well as delivery along the route....
Heuristics for scheduling sequence-dependent set-up jobs in flow line cells
Heuristics for scheduling sequence-dependent set-up jobs in flow line cells
2003
A key operational issue in cellular manufacturing systems is the scheduling of jobs...
Operation sequencing in computer aided process planning using genetic algorithms
Operation sequencing in computer aided process planning using genetic algorithms
1999
Computer aided process planning is an important interface between computer aided...
CASE: A clustering algorithm for cell formation with sequence data
CASE: A clustering algorithm for cell formation with sequence data
1998
Cellular manufacturing is a well-known strategy for reducing lead times in batch...
On the use of the asymptotic forms of the Boolean matrix for designing cellular manufacturing systems – an improved approach
On the use of the asymptotic forms of the Boolean matrix for designing cellular manufacturing systems – an improved approach
1997
The use of asymptotic forms of the Boolean matrix for grouping machines and parts is...
A heuristic for sequencing PCBs with due-dates
A heuristic for sequencing PCBs with due-dates
1997
Addresses the problem of sequencing a set of PCBs on a single assembling machine....
Buffer levels and choice of material handling device in flexible manufacturing systems
Buffer levels and choice of material handling device in flexible manufacturing systems
1993
The determination of buffer sizes is a key issue in the design of a Flexible...
Grouping index: A new quantitative criterion for goodness of block-diagonal forms in group technology
Grouping index: A new quantitative criterion for goodness of block-diagonal forms in group technology
1996
Group technology requires the block-diagonalisation of the machine-component incidence...
Grouping PCBs for set-up reduction: A maximum spanning tree approach
Grouping PCBs for set-up reduction: A maximum spanning tree approach
1996
Grouping of PCBs is a known means for reducing the total set-up time in the automatic...
Cell formation in manufacturing systems through simulated annealing: An experimental evaluation
Cell formation in manufacturing systems through simulated annealing: An experimental evaluation
1992
Simulated annealing is a general random search method for finding near-global optimal...
Machine-cell formation through neural network models
Machine-cell formation through neural network models
1994
Identification of machine-cells is one of the most important problems in the design of...
A hybrid modelling approach to the design of an AGV-based material handling system for an FMS
A hybrid modelling approach to the design of an AGV-based material handling system for an FMS
1994
The problem of organizing and controlling the material handling activity in an...
Estimation of number of AGVs for an FMS: An analytical model
Estimation of number of AGVs for an FMS: An analytical model
1993
The estimation of the number of vehicles is of paramount importance in AGV-based...
A framework for assessing the flexibility of manufacturing systems
A framework for assessing the flexibility of manufacturing systems
1992
This paper develops an analytical approach to quantifying manufacturing system...
Grafics-A nonhierarchical clustering algorithm for group technology
Grafics-A nonhierarchical clustering algorithm for group technology
1991
An efficient nonhierarchical clustering algorithm, based on initial seeds obtained...
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