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Heuristics and lower bounds for the bin packing problem with conflicts
Heuristics and lower bounds for the bin packing problem with conflicts
2004,
In the bin packing problem with conflicts, the aim is to pack items into the minimum...
Heterarchical control of highly distributed manufacturing systems
Heterarchical control of highly distributed manufacturing systems
1996,
The use of heterarchical architectures to control manufacturing systems is becoming an...
Management of an assembly line: an investigation of product mix using simulation
Management of an assembly line: an investigation of product mix using simulation
1996,
This paper presents a simulation study to investigate the most effective product mix...
Self-adapting decision support for interactive fault diagnosis of manufacturing systems
Self-adapting decision support for interactive fault diagnosis of manufacturing systems
1996,
As the manufacturing environment involves more automation, fault diagnosis of...
A multicriteria decision support system for dynamic task allocation in a distributed production activity control structure
A multicriteria decision support system for dynamic task allocation in a distributed production activity control structure
1998,
A decision support system (DSS) for dynamic task allocation in a distributed structure...
Performance evaluation of a job-shop-like flexible manufacturing system with transfer blocking using a Markovian queuing network model
Performance evaluation of a job-shop-like flexible manufacturing system with transfer blocking using a Markovian queuing network model
1998,
An industrial flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is investigated with Markovian...
The quickest path problem with interval lead times
The quickest path problem with interval lead times
2004,
in this paper, a version of the quickest path problem is considered in which arc...
Finding the first k shortest paths in a time-window network
Finding the first k shortest paths in a time-window network
2004,
The time-constrained shortest path problem is an important generalization of the...
Overview of Kanban systems
Overview of Kanban systems
1996,
The just-in-time approach to manufacturing control with ‘Kanbans’ has...
Simulation constructs for computer-integrated just-in-time production systems: an object oriented approach
Simulation constructs for computer-integrated just-in-time production systems: an object oriented approach
1998,
Just-in-time (JIT) has been widely applied to manufacturing companies all over the...
Finished goods management for just-in-time production: new models for analysis
Finished goods management for just-in-time production: new models for analysis
1998,
A firm is considered that manages its international manufacturing operations according...
An empirical study of impact of crossover operators on the performance of non-binary genetic algorithm based neural approaches for classification
An empirical study of impact of crossover operators on the performance of non-binary genetic algorithm based neural approaches for classification
2004,
We study the performance of genetic algorithm (GA) based artificial neural network...
A new filled function applied to global optimization
A new filled function applied to global optimization
2004,
The filled function method is an approach to find the global minimiser of multi-modal...
The integration of quality control and shop floor control
The integration of quality control and shop floor control
1996,
Quality control refers to the operational techniques and activities required to...
On bottleneck assignment problems under categorization
On bottleneck assignment problems under categorization
2004,
In this note we consider two types of bottleneck assignment problems under...
A queueing control model for retail services having back room operations and cross-trained workers
A queueing control model for retail services having back room operations and cross-trained workers
2004,
Many retail service facilities have both front room and back room operations, The...
The effect of workers with different capabilities on customer delay
The effect of workers with different capabilities on customer delay
2004,
Many service facilities operate seven days per week. The operations managers of these...
A branch & bound algorithm for the 0–1 mixed integer knapsack problem with linear multiple choice constraints
A branch & bound algorithm for the 0–1 mixed integer knapsack problem with linear multiple choice constraints
2004,
This paper presents a branch and bound (B&B) algorithm for the 0–1 mixed...
A new heuristic for m-machine flowshop scheduling problem with bicriteria of makespan and maximum tardiness
A new heuristic for m-machine flowshop scheduling problem with bicriteria of makespan and maximum tardiness
2004,
This paper addresses the m -machine flowshop problem with the objective of minimizing...
Choosing either the best or the second best when the number of applicants is random
Choosing either the best or the second best when the number of applicants is random
2003,
Gusein-Zade considered a version of the secretary problem in which we are allowed to...
On the complexity and some properties of multi-stage scheduling problems with earliness and tardiness penalties
On the complexity and some properties of multi-stage scheduling problems with earliness and tardiness penalties
2004,
In this paper, the complexity and some other properties of several multi-stage...
An optimal policy for joining a queue in processing two kinds of jobs
An optimal policy for joining a queue in processing two kinds of jobs
2003,
We deal with a situation where a worker processes two kinds of jobs, job A and job B....
A tabu search algorithm for parallel machine total tardiness problem
A tabu search algorithm for parallel machine total tardiness problem
2004,
In this study, we consider the problem of scheduling a set of independent jobs with...
Scheduling under machine breakdown in a continuous process industry
Scheduling under machine breakdown in a continuous process industry
2004,
In many continuous process industries, machine breakdowns may affect the planned...
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