Journal: International Journal of Production Research

Found 2417 papers in total
MULTI-HOPE: A tool for multiple floor layout problems
MULTI-HOPE: A tool for multiple floor layout problems
1998,
The objective of most facility layout problems is to minimize material handling cost,...
A spatial rule adaptation procedure for reliable production control in a wafer fabrication system
A spatial rule adaptation procedure for reliable production control in a wafer fabrication system
1998,
In conventional approaches to scheduling problems, a single dispatching rule was...
Minimizing the sum of job earliness and tardiness in a multimachine system
Minimizing the sum of job earliness and tardiness in a multimachine system
1998,
We provide a heuristic algorithm for minimizing job earliness and tardiness cost in a...
An interactive scheduler for a wafer probe centre in semiconductor manufacturing
An interactive scheduler for a wafer probe centre in semiconductor manufacturing
1998,
This paper analyses production operations and scheduling constraints on a wafer probe...
Improving the performances of part dispatching based on multiple process plans using graph theory
Improving the performances of part dispatching based on multiple process plans using graph theory
1998,
An intrinsic characteristic for manufacturing a part is the existence of diverse...
Routing policies and cube-per-order index-based storage policies in picker-to-part systems
Routing policies and cube-per-order index-based storage policies in picker-to-part systems
1998,
The paper evaluates and compares the expected travel distance for different routing...
Minimizing the peak load: An alternate objective for dedicated storage policies
Minimizing the peak load: An alternate objective for dedicated storage policies
1998,
This paper deals with the problem of minimizing, over a fixed horizon, the peak load...
A semi-dynamic time window constrained routeing strategy in an automated guided vehicle system
A semi-dynamic time window constrained routeing strategy in an automated guided vehicle system
1998,
This study addresses the issue of vehicle route planning in an AGV system. The two...
A note on ‘Application of simulated annealing to a linear model for the formulation of machine cells in group technology’
A note on ‘Application of simulated annealing to a linear model for the formulation of machine cells in group technology’
1998,
The author comments (pp. 1445–1449) on an earlier paper by Sofianopoulou (see...
Periodic flow line scheduling
Periodic flow line scheduling
1998,
We consider a deterministic situation in which identical batches of n jobs are to be...
Improving job-shop schedules through critical pairwise exchanges
Improving job-shop schedules through critical pairwise exchanges
1998,
In this paper, we consider a job-shop scheduling problem. The criterion to be...
A two-phase genetic algorithm to solve variants of the batch sequencing problem
A two-phase genetic algorithm to solve variants of the batch sequencing problem
1998,
We introduce the batch sequencing problem (BSP) with item and batch availability for...
A genetic algorithm approach to scheduling printed circuit boards on a single machine
A genetic algorithm approach to scheduling printed circuit boards on a single machine
1998,
This paper addresses the problem of scheduling N printed circuit boards (PCBs) on a...
Sequencing, lot sizing and scheduling of several products in job shops: The common cycle approach
Sequencing, lot sizing and scheduling of several products in job shops: The common cycle approach
1998,
This paper deals with the multi-product, finite horizon, static demand, sequencing,...
Job-shop scheduling using neural networks
Job-shop scheduling using neural networks
1998,
Complete enumeration of all sequences to establish global optimality is not feasible...
A genetic algorithm approach for multiple criteria facility layout design
A genetic algorithm approach for multiple criteria facility layout design
1998,
This paper presents a genetic algorithm-based model for facility layout. Layout of...
Planning quality inspection operations in multistage manufacturing systems with inspection errors
Planning quality inspection operations in multistage manufacturing systems with inspection errors
1998,
The management of resources dedicated for the appraisal of critical product quality...
A retrieval sequencing heuristic for miniload end-of-aisle automated storage/retrieval systems
A retrieval sequencing heuristic for miniload end-of-aisle automated storage/retrieval systems
1998,
In this paper, a retrieval sequencing scheme aimed at improving the throughput of...
The effect of process flexibility on productivity for classes of similar job shops
The effect of process flexibility on productivity for classes of similar job shops
1998,
Process flexibility permits alternative operations for a manufacturing task. When each...
CASE: A clustering algorithm for cell formation with sequence data
CASE: A clustering algorithm for cell formation with sequence data
1998,
Cellular manufacturing is a well-known strategy for reducing lead times in batch...
Dynamic metamodelling in capacity planning
Dynamic metamodelling in capacity planning
1998,
Traditional capacity planning modelling techniques focus on the steady-state behaviour...
A generalized economic model for joint determination of production run, inspection schedule and control chart design
A generalized economic model for joint determination of production run, inspection schedule and control chart design
1998,
This paper presents a generalized model for a continuous production process for...
Dynamic buffering
Dynamic buffering
1998,
Dynamic buffering allows a time buffer to extend in length (and release materials...
Fuzzy logic and neural networks for design of process parameters: A grinding process application
Fuzzy logic and neural networks for design of process parameters: A grinding process application
1998,
The design of a grinding process is a difficult task since there are so many...
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