An overview on the use of operations research in additive manufacturing

JM Framinan, P Perez-Gonzalez… - Annals of Operations …, 2023 - Springer
Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a disruptive production technology that challenges many well-
established, conventional practices in Operations and Supply Chain Management …

Nesting and scheduling optimization of additive manufacturing systems: Map** the territory

M Pinto, C Silva, M Thürer, S Moniz - Computers & Operations Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The application of Additive Manufacturing (AM) within industrial settings brings new
challenges to operational research. This paper provides in-depth analyses of nesting and …

Sustainable negotiation-based nesting and scheduling in additive manufacturing systems: A case study and multi-objective meta-heuristic algorithms

K Tafakkori, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - Engineering Applications of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel integrated framework for nesting (ie, part orientation selection
and two-dimensional packing) and scheduling parts assigned to batches (or jobs) on …

A hybrid learning-based meta-heuristic algorithm for scheduling of an additive manufacturing system consisting of parallel SLM machines

M Rohaninejad, R Tavakkoli-Moghaddam… - … Journal of Production …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been recognised as a promising technology under the
context of Industry 4.0, which is resha** manufacturing paradigms. A prominent type of AM …

Scheduling unrelated additive manufacturing machines with practical constraints

K Hu, Y Che, Z Zhang - Computers & Operations Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In the context of Industry 4.0 and COVID-19 pandemic, additive manufacturing (AM), the
technology of rapid prototy** directly from digital models, has received rapid development …

An iterated local search for customer order scheduling in additive manufacturing

B Zipfel, J Neufeld, U Buscher - International Journal of Production …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper studies the customer order scheduling problem in the context of additive
manufacturing. The study discusses an integrated problem involving the nesting of parts as …

Unrelated parallel batch processing machine scheduling with time requirements and two-dimensional packing constraints

K Hu, Y Che, TS Ng, J Deng - Computers & Operations Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In various complex manufacturing systems such as wafer fabrication, ceramic processes,
and additive manufacturing, a single machine often performs multiple distinct jobs …

Planning irregular object packing via hierarchical reinforcement learning

S Huang, Z Wang, J Zhou, J Lu - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Object packing by autonomous robots is an important challenge in warehouses and logistics
industry. Most conventional data-driven packing planning approaches focus on regular …

A genetic algorithm for order acceptance and scheduling in additive manufacturing

MS Kapadia, R Uzsoy, B Starly… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We consider the problem of order acceptance and scheduling faced by an additive
manufacturing facility consisting of multiple build chambers and postprocessing operations …

Particle swarm optimization for integrated scheduling problem with batch additive manufacturing and batch direct-ship** delivery

WC Sugianto, BS Kim - Computers & Operations Research, 2024 - Elsevier
This study addresses a novel proRblem for the integrated scheduling of additive
manufacturing and delivery processes with the objective of minimizing the total weighted …