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Optimization of process plans using a constraint-based tabu search approach
Optimization of process plans using a constraint-based tabu search approach
2004,
A computer-aided process planning system should ideally generate and optimize process...
A method for the verification of a distributed and synchronized algorithm
A method for the verification of a distributed and synchronized algorithm
2004,
In the model-checking context, the method used to detect stable properties is to...
Productivity of synchronized serial production lines with flexible reserve capacity
Productivity of synchronized serial production lines with flexible reserve capacity
2004,
The configuration of a manufacturing system greatly influences its productivity...
Joint optimisation of preventive maintenance and inventory control in a production line using simulation
Joint optimisation of preventive maintenance and inventory control in a production line using simulation
2004,
This paper proposes an integrated method for preventive maintenance and inventory...
An evolutionary approach for cooling system optimisation in plastic injection moulding
An evolutionary approach for cooling system optimisation in plastic injection moulding
2004,
The cooling process is of great importance in plastic injection moulding as it has a...
A generalized convergence result for the graph-based ant system metaheuristic
A generalized convergence result for the graph-based ant system metaheuristic
2003,
Itis shown that on fairly weak conditions, the current solutions of a metaheuristic...
Goal-orientation mechanism in a fractal manufacturing system
Goal-orientation mechanism in a fractal manufacturing system
2004,
Decomposition of tasks in ordinary manufacturing systems is usually based on the...
Connector-based approach to assembly planning using a genetic algorithm
Connector-based approach to assembly planning using a genetic algorithm
2004,
Assembly planning refers to the task where planners arrange a specific assembly...
Control theory applications to the production-inventory problem: a review
Control theory applications to the production-inventory problem: a review
2004,
Mathematical models based on average or steady-state conditions are insufficient when...
An extended Kalman filter for collaborative supply chains
An extended Kalman filter for collaborative supply chains
2004,
Supply chains can often be complex due to the large mesh of interconnected suppliers,...
Time bucket length and lot-splitting approach
Time bucket length and lot-splitting approach
2004,
The effect of time bucket length on the choice of a lot-splitting approach is studied....
The tool TINA – Construction of abstract state spaces for Petri nets and Time Petri nets
The tool TINA – Construction of abstract state spaces for Petri nets and Time Petri nets
2004,
In addition to the graphic-editing facilities, the software tool Tina proposes the...
Efficient algorithm for cell formation with sequence data, machine replications and alternative process routings
Efficient algorithm for cell formation with sequence data, machine replications and alternative process routings
2004,
Cell formation is an important problem in the design of a cellular manufacturing...
The tree cut and merge algorithm for estimation of network reliability
The tree cut and merge algorithm for estimation of network reliability
2003,
This article presents Monte Carlo techniques for estimating network reliability. For...
Exploiting information sharing, stock management and capacity oversizing in the management of lumpy demand
Exploiting information sharing, stock management and capacity oversizing in the management of lumpy demand
2004,
The aim of this paper is to present a new approach to the management of uncertain...
Necessary and sufficient conditions for the stochastic comparison of Jackson networks
Necessary and sufficient conditions for the stochastic comparison of Jackson networks
2003,
External and internal monotonicity properties for Jackson networks have been...
Feasibility study of the tactical design justification for reconfigurable manufacturing systems using the fuzzy analytical hierarchical process
Feasibility study of the tactical design justification for reconfigurable manufacturing systems using the fuzzy analytical hierarchical process
2004,
Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) are designed based on the current and...
Frequency approach for treating capacity-constrained multilevel production
Frequency approach for treating capacity-constrained multilevel production
2004,
An idea about how to tackle and solve the difficult problem of determining economic...
Requests network model for deadlock detection and avoidance in automated manufacturing systems
Requests network model for deadlock detection and avoidance in automated manufacturing systems
2004,
A modern competitive environment requires rapid and effective responses to varying...
Fuzzy geometric programming approach to a fuzzy machining economics model
Fuzzy geometric programming approach to a fuzzy machining economics model
2004,
Machining economics is an important function of the process planning activity for...
Inspection point placement and path planning algorithms for automatic coordinate measuring machine inspection
Inspection point placement and path planning algorithms for automatic coordinate measuring machine inspection
2000,
This paper discusses development of automatic inspection point placement and path...
A note on the insurance risk problem
A note on the insurance risk problem
2003,
We give a new characterization of the ruin probability of the classical insurance risk...
Production–inventory models with an unreliable facility operating in a two-state random environment
Production–inventory models with an unreliable facility operating in a two-state random environment
2002,
We consider two model variants of a production–inventory system. The system is...
A holonic shop floor control framework for flexible manufacturing systems
A holonic shop floor control framework for flexible manufacturing systems
2000,
As the existing control architectures for FMS have many problems with respect to...
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