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Found 17295 papers in total
Assessing the maintenance in a process using a semi-parametric approach
2001,
In developing any successful maintenance strategy it is important to be able to...
A note on ‘Efficient facility layout planning in a maximally planar graph model’
2001,
This paper develops additional advanced operations for transforming maximal planar...
Visual facility layout design system
2001,
This paper presents an integrated visual facility layout design system to solve layout...
Optimal two-dimensional layout of industrial facilities
2001,
Layout is an important aspect of the design of industrial plants. In this paper a...
Minimum-weight spanning tree algorithms: A survey and empirical study
2001,
The minimum-weight spanning tree problem is one of the most typical and well-known...
Manufacturing batch size and ordering policy for products with shelf lives
2001,
This paper determines an optimum production schedule and raw material ordering policy...
A solution approach to the disassembly line balancing problem in the presence of task failures
2001,
In this paper, we discuss the disassembly line balancing problem in the presence of...
Evolutionary adaptions of dispatching agents in heterarchical manufacturing systems
2001,
We propose a new approach to job flow adaptive operational control in advanced...
Yield and control in a supplier–customer relationship
2001,
This paper considers the problem of yield production and the mutual sampling policies...
An approach to the measurement of single-machine flexibility
2001,
Flexibility of manufacturing systems has been recognized as one of the vital...
Performance modelling of serial production lines with inspection/repair stations
2001,
The authors derived a set of analytical models for serial production lines with...
Linear sequencing for machine layouts by a modified simulated annealing method
2001,
Machine sequencing is an essential step towards the physical layout of machines as it...
Neuron-based adaptive control algorithm for a computerised numerical control positioning servo system
2001,
A neuron-based adaptive controller is proposed for the positioning servo control of...
Production planning problem where products have alternative routings and bills-of-material
2001,
A company produces a large number of products in a flexible factory consisting of...
Optimizing the multiple constrained resources product mix problem using genetic algorithms
2001,
The theory of constraints (TOC) is a management philosophy for maximising throughput....
Distributed event-control for deadlock avoidance in automated manufacturing systems
2001,
This paper develops a decentralized event-control strategy to avoid deadlock in...
Integrated model for production planning in a large iron and steel manufacturing environment
2001,
The authors have developed a production-planning model for a large steel corporation...
Tabu search-based algorithm for the theory of constraints product mix decision
2001,
The theory of constraints (TOC) is a management philosophy that maximizes profits in a...
An agent-based production control framework for multiple-line collaborative manufacturing
2001,
This research focuses on constructing an agent-based collaborative production control...
Modelling for agile manufacturing systems
2001,
To address the challenges of a rapidly changing manufacturing market, a new type of...
Efficient cycle time-throughput curve generation using a fixed sample size procedure
2001,
The cycle time-throughput curve is one of the most important analytical tools used to...
Dynamic decision making: A comparison of approaches
2000,
This paper is concerned with a specific type of problem, namely dynamic decisions, for...
Solving arc routing problems with turn penalties
2001,
In several arc routing problems, it is necessary to take turn penalties into account...
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