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Automated production line design with flexible unreliable machines for profit maximization
Automated production line design with flexible unreliable machines for profit maximization
1997,
A model is presented for jointly determining the profit-maximizing configuration of...
Optimal cycle time and production rate in a family production context with shelf life considerations
Optimal cycle time and production rate in a family production context with shelf life considerations
1997,
This paper considers the problem of determining the optimal production rate for each...
Discrete event control of production flows: Make-to-stock and make-to-order environments
Discrete event control of production flows: Make-to-stock and make-to-order environments
1997,
This paper focuses on discrete event control of production flows. The modelled...
An improved algorithm for solving the economic lot size problem (ELSP): A note
An improved algorithm for solving the economic lot size problem (ELSP): A note
1997,
In 1995 Davis presented an algorithm for solving the single-facility, multi-product...
An algorithm for the cell formation and the machine selection problems in the design of a cellular manufacturing system
An algorithm for the cell formation and the machine selection problems in the design of a cellular manufacturing system
1997,
In this paper, we consider the cell formation and the machine selection problems for...
A decision-making perspective on hybrid manufacturing system control
A decision-making perspective on hybrid manufacturing system control
1997,
This paper presents a novel scheme for hybrid control of a manufacturing system where...
Group technology revisited: A simple and robust algorithm with enhanced capability
Group technology revisited: A simple and robust algorithm with enhanced capability
1997,
A simple, robust and efficient sorting algorithm that can be used to perform the...
Cell formation in group technology: A combinatorial search approach
Cell formation in group technology: A combinatorial search approach
1997,
This paper addresses the cell formation problem in group technology. We develop two...
Material flow analysis and volume distance sampling in heuristic line layout procedures
Material flow analysis and volume distance sampling in heuristic line layout procedures
1997,
An empirical investigation is focused on the relationship between material flow...
Application of data envelopment analysis for cell performance evaluation and process improvement in cellular manufacturing
Application of data envelopment analysis for cell performance evaluation and process improvement in cellular manufacturing
1997,
This paper proposes a methodology for cell performance evaluation and improvement...
Conjoint measurement approach for machine-part grouping in manufacturing cell formation
Conjoint measurement approach for machine-part grouping in manufacturing cell formation
1997,
In order to measure the joint effects of a set of independent variables on the...
The multi-dimensional aspects of a group technology algorithm
The multi-dimensional aspects of a group technology algorithm
1997,
The robust and efficient algorithm presented in Li and Parking performs the sort...
Expert system for selecting priority rules in Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Expert system for selecting priority rules in Flexible Manufacturing Systems
1992,
Priority rules are widely used in Flexible Manufacturing Systems to schedule the...
Numerical investigation of optimal policies for production flow control and set-up scheduling: Lessons from two-part-type failure-prone FMSs
Numerical investigation of optimal policies for production flow control and set-up scheduling: Lessons from two-part-type failure-prone FMSs
1997,
The optimal set-up change and production control policy for a failure-prone machine to...
A heuristic solution approach to the machine loading problem of an FMS and its Petri net model
A heuristic solution approach to the machine loading problem of an FMS and its Petri net model
1997,
A loading problem in a modern FMS is the allocation of a job from the job pool...
The pickup and delivery problem: Faces and branch-and-cut algorithm
The pickup and delivery problem: Faces and branch-and-cut algorithm
1997,
This paper formulates the pickup and delivery problem, also known as the dial-a-ride...
Methodological issues in testing the hypothesis of risk compensation
Methodological issues in testing the hypothesis of risk compensation
1997,
The hypothesis of risk compensation implies that persons experiencing a real or...
Dynamic selection of dispatching rules for manufacturing system scheduling
Dynamic selection of dispatching rules for manufacturing system scheduling
1997,
The scheduling strategy proposed is based on a dynamic selection of certain...
Job shop scheduling with delay-renewable resources: A comparison of decomposition strategies
Job shop scheduling with delay-renewable resources: A comparison of decomposition strategies
1997,
Manufacturing systems are often characterized by the use of resources which need to be...
Rescheduling job shops under random disruptions
Rescheduling job shops under random disruptions
1997,
In this work, an algorithm for rescheduling the affected operations in a job shop is...
A flowshop scheduling problem with two operations per job
A flowshop scheduling problem with two operations per job
1997,
This paper considers a special case of the flowshop scheduling problem where each job...
Shiftwork scheduling algorithms with phase-delay feature
Shiftwork scheduling algorithms with phase-delay feature
1997,
Shiftwork is common in manufacturing and service operations, but shiftwork has many...
Modelling communication networks, present and future
Modelling communication networks, present and future
1996,
Modern communication networks are able to respond to randomly fluctuating demands and...
A qualitative study of the disaggregated long-wave model
A qualitative study of the disaggregated long-wave model
1997,
We present a contribution to the study of the disaggregated economic long-wave model...
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