Practical problem solving in manufacturing technologies

Performance in Practical Problem Solving

The quan t i t y of resources tha t an agent expends in so lv ing problems in a given domain is determined by the representations and search control strategies tha t i t employs. The value of i nd iv idua l representations or strategies to the agent is determined by the i r cont r ibu t ion to the resource expenditure. We argue here t ha t in order to choose the component representat ions and s...

Assessing Collaborative Problem Solving through Automated Technologies

Today, proficiency in collaborative problem solving (CPS) is necessary for success in both college and workplace, as well as the ability to perform that collaboration in various settings. At the same time, structuring computer-based CPS assessment, specifically for large-scale programs, is challenging. In order to perform standardized assessment of CPS skills on an individual level, each studen...

Solving a Practical Pickup and Delivery Problem

We consider a pickup and delivery vehicle routing problem commonly encountered in real-world logistics operations. The problem involves a set of practical complications that have received little attention in the vehicle routing literature. In this problem, there are multiple carriers and multiple vehicle types available to cover a set of pickup and delivery orders, each of which has multiple pi...

Evolutionary approach for solving cell-formation problem in cell manufacturing

New environmental characteristics and requirements have challenged manufacturing enterprises to improve the efficiency and productivity of their production activities. Cellular manufacturing (CM) as one of the solutions to this problem, as implementation of Group technology (GT), was proposed. Performance of cellular manufacturing systems depends heavily on the cell structure. In this paper we ...

Interdependencies and Division of Labour in Problem-solving Technologies