Journal: International Journal of Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Found 204 papers in total
Assessing capacity scalability policies in Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS) using system dynamics
Assessing capacity scalability policies in Reconfigurable Manufacturing System (RMS) using system dynamics
2007,
This paper presents a model for assessing different capacity scalability policies in...
A modeling approach for evaluating capacity flexibilities in uncertain markets
A modeling approach for evaluating capacity flexibilities in uncertain markets
2007,
The flexibility of production capacities is a means for coping with the challenges in...
Impact of ramp-up on the optimal capacity-related reconfiguration policy
Impact of ramp-up on the optimal capacity-related reconfiguration policy
2007,
This paper presents an optimal solution, based on Markov decision theory, for the...
A modular control design method for a flexible manufacturing cell including error handling
A modular control design method for a flexible manufacturing cell including error handling
2007,
This paper introduces a new modular control design method for a cell controller with...
Deadlock-free scheduling of an automated manufacturing system using an enhanced colored time resource Petri-net model-based evolutioanary endosymbiotic learning automata approach
Deadlock-free scheduling of an automated manufacturing system using an enhanced colored time resource Petri-net model-based evolutioanary endosymbiotic learning automata approach
2007,
Deadlock-free scheduling of parts is vital for increasing the utilization of an...
Dynamic flexibility metrics for capability and capacity
Dynamic flexibility metrics for capability and capacity
2007,
In production environments, such as Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMSs), the...
Economic and strategic perspectives on investing in RMS and FMS
Economic and strategic perspectives on investing in RMS and FMS
2007,
The evolution of manufacturing systems, according to changing internal and external...
Operational flexibility quantification in a make-to-order assembly system
Operational flexibility quantification in a make-to-order assembly system
2007,
Manufacturing flexibility is becoming a fundamental production objective, along with...
A dynamic heuristic-based algorithm to part input sequencing in flexible manufacturing systems for mass customization capability
A dynamic heuristic-based algorithm to part input sequencing in flexible manufacturing systems for mass customization capability
2007,
In the increasingly competitive global markets, enterprises face challenges in...
Analysis of reactive deadlock-free scheduling in flexible job shops
Analysis of reactive deadlock-free scheduling in flexible job shops
2007,
Reactive scheduling is a procedure followed in production systems to react to...
Job scheduling and management of wearing tools with stochastic tool lifetimes
Job scheduling and management of wearing tools with stochastic tool lifetimes
2007,
The problem of scheduling jobs using wearing tools is studied. Tool wearing is assumed...
Mass customization of travel packages: data mining approach
Mass customization of travel packages: data mining approach
2007,
This article employs a mass customization strategy to design travel packages that...
Supply chain focus dependent safety stock placement
Supply chain focus dependent safety stock placement
2007,
Increasing globalization, growing product range diversity, and rising consumer...
The impact of operations redesign on the safety stock investment in supply chains
The impact of operations redesign on the safety stock investment in supply chains
2007,
This study is motivated by a real problem encountered in the manufacturing and...
Aligning demand and supply flexibility in custom product co-design
Aligning demand and supply flexibility in custom product co-design
2007,
Flexibility of supply and demand is essential for successful implementation of a mass...
Modeling customized product configuration in large assembly manufacturing with supply-chain considerations
Modeling customized product configuration in large assembly manufacturing with supply-chain considerations
2007,
Dynamic variability in low-volume and highly customized products of a large assembly...
Optimal configuration selection for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
Optimal configuration selection for Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
2007,
The selection of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS) configurations that...
Improvement of earliness and lateness by postponement on an automotive production line
Improvement of earliness and lateness by postponement on an automotive production line
2007,
This article takes an interest in improving the performance of a subproblem of car...
A 2-OPT procedure to reduce total inspection time in a serial inspection process
A 2-OPT procedure to reduce total inspection time in a serial inspection process
2006,
In this paper, a 2-OPT based procedure is proposed to solve the test-sequencing...
Solving group technology problems via clique partitioning
Solving group technology problems via clique partitioning
2006,
This paper presents a new clique partitioning (CP) model for the Group Technology (GT)...
Solving the minsum product rate variation problem as an assignment problem
Solving the minsum product rate variation problem as an assignment problem
2006,
In this paper, we consider the Minimum Product Rate Variation Problem (PRVP), which...
A framework for capacity planning and machine configuration in flexible assembly systems
A framework for capacity planning and machine configuration in flexible assembly systems
2006,
We consider the problem of simultaneously determining the number of machines (and/or...
Estimation of the mean waiting time of a customer subject to balking: a simulation study
Estimation of the mean waiting time of a customer subject to balking: a simulation study
2006,
To a customer, the waiting time for order processing for a product or service is...
Controlling flexible manufacturing systems based on a dynamic selection of the appropriate operational criteria and scheduling policy
Controlling flexible manufacturing systems based on a dynamic selection of the appropriate operational criteria and scheduling policy
2006,
This study presents the development of a multi-criteria control methodology for...
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