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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Due date assignment using artificial neural networks under different shop floor control strategies
Due date assignment using artificial neural networks under different shop floor control strategies
2004,
Due date assignment (DDA) is the first important task in shop floor control. Due...
A basic period approach to the economic lot scheduling problem with shelf life consideration
A basic period approach to the economic lot scheduling problem with shelf life consideration
2004,
Almost all the research on the economic lot scheduling problem (ELSP) considering...
Managing product design quality under resource constraints
Managing product design quality under resource constraints
2004,
Based on quality function deployment (QFD), we develop a simple, intuitive method,...
Learning and labour assignment in a dual resource constrained cellular shop
Learning and labour assignment in a dual resource constrained cellular shop
2004,
Recent studies have shown that in a cellular shop that benefits from learning due to...
A multi-objective genetic algorithm approach to the design of cellular manufacturing systems
A multi-objective genetic algorithm approach to the design of cellular manufacturing systems
2004,
In this paper, a multi-objective integer programming model is constructed for the...
An approach to the automation of the assembly of flexible belt-shaped objects
An approach to the automation of the assembly of flexible belt-shaped objects
2004,
A robot system was developed for the assembly of flexible belt-shaped objects, and the...
Optimization of injection moulding conditions with user-definable objective functions based on a genetic algorithm
Optimization of injection moulding conditions with user-definable objective functions based on a genetic algorithm
2004,
This paper applies a Genetic Algorithm (GA) method to optimize injection moulding...
Heuristic optimisation system for the determination of index positions on computerized numerical control magazines with the consideration of cutting tool duplications
Heuristic optimisation system for the determination of index positions on computerized numerical control magazines with the consideration of cutting tool duplications
2004,
This paper presents a meta-heuristic optimization system developed for the...
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