Construction projects located in the Gaza Strip, Palestine suffer from many problems and
complex issues. Consequently, the objective of this paper is to identify the factors affecting …

The manufacturing sector as a whole has undergone remarkable changes in terms of scale,
complexity and technology over the past decades and this applies across most modern high …

Over the last fifty-plus years, the increased complexity and speed of integrated circuits have
radically changed our world. Today, semiconductor manufacturing is perhaps the most …

Along with the fourth industrial revolution, different tools coming from optimization, Internet of
Things, data science, and artificial intelligence fields are creating new opportunities in …

This work aims at applying the concepts of value stream map** (VSM) in an auto-parts
company in the ABC region of Sao Paulo. By map** the current state of art, it was possible …

Benchmarking is comparing the output of different systems for a given set of input data in
order to improve the system's performance. Faced with the lack of realistic and operational …

Nowadays, industrials are seeking for models and methods that are not only able to provide
efficient overall production performance, but also for reactive systems facing a growing set of …

Due to the development of Cyber-Physical Production Systems, autonomous control of
manufacturing processes is of increasing significance. Particularly, these manufacturing …

Fabrication areas in semiconductor industry are considered one of the most complex
production systems. This complexity is caused by the high-mix of products and end-user …

Decentralised scheduling with dispatching rules is applied in many fields of production and
logistics, especially in highly complex manufacturing systems. Since dispatching rules are …