Workforce flexibility in operations management
Workforce flexibility is the management of organizational labor capacities and capabilities in
operational environments using a broad and diffuse set of tools and approaches to mitigate …
operational environments using a broad and diffuse set of tools and approaches to mitigate …
Managing volunteer convergence at disaster relief centers
H Abualkhair, EJ Lodree, LB Davis - International Journal of Production …, 2020 - Elsevier
Disaster relief centers (DRCs) are the retailers of disaster relief supply chains. Also known
as Points of Distribution (PODs), disaster relief centers are ad hoc distribution sites set up in …
as Points of Distribution (PODs), disaster relief centers are ad hoc distribution sites set up in …
Assigning spontaneous volunteers to relief efforts under uncertainty in task demand and volunteer availability
In the wake of a disaster, people from nearby areas often converge to assist the affected
community. Spontaneous volunteers are not affiliated with relief agencies but are in a …
community. Spontaneous volunteers are not affiliated with relief agencies but are in a …
A deep learning approach for the dynamic dispatching of unreliable machines in re-entrant production systems
CH Wu, FY Zhou, CK Tsai, CJ Yu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This research combines deep neural network (DNN) and Markov decision processes (MDP)
for the dynamic dispatching of re-entrant production systems. In re-entrant production …
for the dynamic dispatching of re-entrant production systems. In re-entrant production …
Optimal workflow decisions for investigators in systems with interruptions
We model a system that consists of a stream of customers processed through three steps by
two resources. The first resource, an investigator, handles the first step, in which she collects …
two resources. The first resource, an investigator, handles the first step, in which she collects …
Performance analysis and optimisation of Bernoulli serial production lines with dynamic real-time bottleneck identification and mitigation
J Tu, L Zhang - International Journal of Production Research, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With the rapid advances of Industry 4.0 technologies, develo** rigorous, model-based
algorithms for production system performance metrics calculation, control, and optimization …
algorithms for production system performance metrics calculation, control, and optimization …
Optimal control of a two-server queueing system with failures
We consider the problem of controlling a two-server Markovian queueing system with
heterogeneous servers. The servers are differentiated by their service rates and reliability …
heterogeneous servers. The servers are differentiated by their service rates and reliability …
Real-time bottleneck in serial production lines with bernoulli machines: theory and case study
In production systems, the bottleneck is typically understood as the operation that affects the
system performance in the strongest manner. Identification and mitigation of bottleneck are …
system performance in the strongest manner. Identification and mitigation of bottleneck are …
Dynamic dispatching and preventive maintenance for parallel machines with dispatching-dependent deterioration
A dynamic decision model that coordinates dispatching and preventive maintenance
decisions for failure-prone parallel machines in make-to-order (MTO) production …
decisions for failure-prone parallel machines in make-to-order (MTO) production …
Dynamic assignment of dedicated and flexible servers in tandem lines
Consider a system of queuing stations in tandem having both flexible servers (who are
capable of working at multiple stations) and dedicated servers (who can only work at the …
capable of working at multiple stations) and dedicated servers (who can only work at the …