Keyword: design

Found 1165 papers in total
Managing availability improvement efforts with importance measures and optimization
Managing availability improvement efforts with importance measures and optimization
2004,
The effective performance of repairable systems is critical to the success of all...
Comparison of two models for managing reliability growth during product design
Comparison of two models for managing reliability growth during product design
2005,
Relying on reliability growth testing to improve system design is neither usually...
Generalization of two- and three-dimensional structural topology optimization
Generalization of two- and three-dimensional structural topology optimization
2005,
This paper explores fundamental issues on the quality of structural topology...
Evolutionary multi-objective optimization in water distribution network design
Evolutionary multi-objective optimization in water distribution network design
2005,
There are many criteria in water systems design that need to be optimized...
On interactive multiobjective optimization with NIMBUS® in chemical process design
On interactive multiobjective optimization with NIMBUS® in chemical process design
2005,
We study multiobjective optimization problems arising from chemical process...
A parameter-free self-adapting boundary genetic search for pipe network optimization
A parameter-free self-adapting boundary genetic search for pipe network optimization
2007,
Commercial application of genetic algorithms (GAs) to engineering design problems,...
Introducing reliability measures into multi-criteria decision-making
Introducing reliability measures into multi-criteria decision-making
2007,
This paper addresses comparing Alternative Designs (ADs) of an engineering project by...
Reliability measures in multicriteria decision making as applied to engineering projects
Reliability measures in multicriteria decision making as applied to engineering projects
2007,
This paper contains two examples of a combined application of MultiCriteria Decision...
Activity-based design
Activity-based design
2006,
In many types of activities, communicative and material activities are so intertwined...
The quadratic assignment problem in the context of the printed circuit board assembly process
The quadratic assignment problem in the context of the printed circuit board assembly process
2007,
The sequencing of placement and the configuration of the feeder are among the main...
Misalignment of product architecture and organizational structure in complex product development
Misalignment of product architecture and organizational structure in complex product development
2004,
Product architecture knowledge is typically embedded in the communication patterns of...
Elkem uses optimization in redesigning its supply chain
Elkem uses optimization in redesigning its supply chain
2006,
Elkem's silicon division is the largest supplier of silicon metal and ferrosilicon in...
Reliability-based optimal design of electrical transmission towers using multi-objective genetic algorithms
Reliability-based optimal design of electrical transmission towers using multi-objective genetic algorithms
2007,
A hybrid methodology for performing reliability-based structural optimization of...
Data mining in an engineering design environment: OR applications from graph matching
Data mining in an engineering design environment: OR applications from graph matching
2006,
Data mining has been making inroads into the engineering design environment – an...
Design optimization of containers for sloshing and impact
Design optimization of containers for sloshing and impact
2007,
A multidisciplinary design and optimization method is presented to support the design...
A continuous approach to considering uncertainty in facility design
A continuous approach to considering uncertainty in facility design
2006,
This paper presents a formulation of the facilities block layout problem which...
Developing a 3D layout for wafer fabrication plants
Developing a 3D layout for wafer fabrication plants
2006,
Wafer fabrication plants (FABs) are typically arranged in two dimensional (2D) layouts...
An object-oriented framework for simulation-based green building design optimization with genetic algorithms
An object-oriented framework for simulation-based green building design optimization with genetic algorithms
2005,
Simulation-based optimization can assist green building design by overcoming the...
Design of induction motors using a mixed-variable approach
Design of induction motors using a mixed-variable approach
2005,
In this paper we are concerned with the problem of optimally designing three-phase...
OPTSHIP: a new optimization framework and its application to optimum design of ship structure
OPTSHIP: a new optimization framework and its application to optimum design of ship structure
2006,
This paper proposes an optimization framework called OPTSHIP (OPTimization for SHIP)...
Application of an ant algorithm for layout optimization of tree networks
Application of an ant algorithm for layout optimization of tree networks
2006,
This article presents an application of the ant algorithm to the layout optimization...
Non-derivative design centering algorithm using trust region optimization and variance reduction
Non-derivative design centering algorithm using trust region optimization and variance reduction
2006,
Fluctuations in manufactured integrated circuit parameters may dramatically reduce the...
Design of cellular manufacturing systems using Latent Semantic Indexing and Self Organizing Maps
Design of cellular manufacturing systems using Latent Semantic Indexing and Self Organizing Maps
2004,
A new, efficient clustering method for solving the cellular manufacturing problem is...
Designing distribution centres for agile supply chains
Designing distribution centres for agile supply chains
2006,
Increasing globalisation and market volatility represent major challenges for many...
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