Engineering design problems are often multi-objective in nature, which means trade-offs are
required between conflicting objectives. In this study, we examine the multi-objective …

Problems with multiple objectives arise in a natural fashion in most disciplines and their
solution has been a challenge to researchers for a long time. Despite the considerable …

Two-sided assembly lines are usually utilized to produce large-sized high-volume products.
Recently robots are widely utilized in this line to replace the manual handling and manage …

The scale and complexity of computer-based safety critical systems, like those used in the
transport and manufacturing industries, pose significant challenges for failure analysis. Over …

One of the major activities performed in product recovery is disassembly. Disassembly line is
the most suitable setting to disassemble a product. Therefore, designing and balancing …

Different industries compete to attract customers in different ways. In the field of production,
group technology (GT) is defined by identifying and grou** similar parts based on their …

This paper deals with multi-objective optimization of a single-model stochastic assembly line
balancing problem with parallel stations. The objectives are as follows:(1) minimization of …

This paper addresses a supply chain situation, in which a company distributes commodities
over a selected subset of customers while a manufacturer produces the commodities …

Retailers are a major component of almost any supply chain and are the interface between
customers and goods. A ubiquitous and important retailing segment is grocery stores, yet …

Hospital department layout problems (HDLPs) are significant in enhancing service quality
and reducing patients' travel distance and time. Their studies are scarce in comparison with …