The robustness of supply chains, ie their ability to cope with external and internal disruptions
and disturbances, is of vital importance. The complicated interrelationships of supply chains' …

This chapter deals with the central role of manufacturing in developed and develo**
countries, assessing how relevant it is from economic and social perspectives. The current …

Production planning of final assembly systems is a challenging task, as the often fluctuating
order volumes require flexible solutions. Besides, the calculated plans need to be robust …

Companies operating in global production networks face increasing complexity, uncertainty,
and volatility making them more susceptible to disruptions. However, disruption …

Planning and scheduling approaches in real manufacturing environments entail the need to
cope with random attributes and variables to match the characteristics of real scheduling …

The automotive industry is facing a rapid technological evolution and the request of a very
high level of customization of the products. This requires production systems able to manage …

The frequently changing order stream and high product variety require robust planning and
control approaches, as well as a flexible system structure in order to fulfill the highest …

This work presents a framework to assess the robustness of manufacturing systems.
Robustness, which is an indicator of the system's ability to maintain its desired performance …

This paper addresses a two-machine re-entrant flow shop scheduling problem with
stochastic processing times where each job is expected to require a rework phase, flowing …

Matrix-structured production systems are becoming increasingly appealing for realizing an
individualized mass production. An appropriate method for scheduling in such systems …