issue 4 publication date 2018-12-01

• A two-stage stochastic rule-based model to determine pre-assembly buffer content
• A set-covering formulation for a drayage problem with single and double container loads
• Optimization of rotor shaft shrink fit method for motor using “Robust design”
• Collaboration space division in collaborative product development based on a genetic algorithm
• Shapley value-based multi-objective data envelopment analysis application for assessing academic efficiency of university departments
• Construction cost estimation of spherical storage tanks: artificial neural networks and hybrid regression—GA algorithms
• Application of Kansei engineering and data mining in the Thai ceramic manufacturing
• Money-back guarantee warranty policy with preventive maintenance strategy for sensor-embedded remanufactured products
• Ergonomics and simulation-based approach in improving facility layout
• An ex ante control chart for project monitoring using earned duration management observations
• Retrieval–travel-time model for free-fall-flow-rack automated storage and retrieval system
• Optimisation of wire-cut EDM process parameter by Grey-based response surface methodology
• Joint pricing, inventory, and preservation decisions for deteriorating items with stochastic demand and promotional efforts
• A new memetic algorithm for mitigating tandem automated guided vehicle system partitioning problem