The analytic network process is one of the multi-criteria decision-making methods widely
used to solve various issues in the real-world due to the consideration of complex and …

A common way of dynamically scheduling jobs in a manufacturing system is by
implementing dispatching rules. The issues with this method are that the performance of …

The techniques in the construction industry have been improved due to the rapid
development of science and technology. However, the constructional hazards are not …

Maintenance is carried out to prevent the occurrence of events that lead to malfunction and
interruption of the production process or the operation of the concerned equipment. One of …

Site selection for logistics centers is one of the most strategic decisions in logistics. This
study addresses the problem of logistics center site selection, using Analytic Network …

A promising approach for an effective shop scheduling that synergizes the benefits of the
combinatorial optimization, supervised learning and discrete-event simulation is presented …

The selection of a location among alternative locations is a multi criteria decision-making
problem including both quantitative and qualitative criteria. In this paper, we describe the …

Manufacturing systems are the core of manufacturing industries that have evolved to adapt
to the ever-changing landscape. Nowadays, manufacturing systems are more frequently …

Abstract Nowadays, one-of-a-kind (OKP) companies, which generally operate in
an'engineer-to-order'business mode, strive to deliver individualized products with quality to …

Routing flexibility is a major contributor of the flexibility of a flexible manufacturing system
(FMS). The present paper focuses on the evaluation of the routing flexibility of an FMS with …