Identifying relevant location determinants is a good starting point for shop operators, help to increase profitability and, thus, avoiding business failure. Traditional Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) or the Network (ANP) have shortages that require improvement. Herein, Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL), ANP based on DEMATEL (DANP), modified Vlse Kriterijumska Optimizac...

Group scheduling in flexible flow shops: a hybridised approach of imperialist competitive algorithm and electromagnetic-like mechanism N. Karimi a , M. Zandieh b & A.A. Najafi c a Faculty of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Qazvin Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran b Department of Industrial Management, Management and Accounting Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., Tehran, Iran c...

There are three important functions of manufacturing which process planning, scheduling and due date assignment. Instead executing these separately, combining them together helps making more realistic applicable plans. In this problem context random search, semi-tabu, random/semi-tabu hybrid, evolutionary strategies, random/evolutionary strategies hybrid methods utilized in solution. Different ...

The goal of an idle control for automotive engines is to maintain the engine speed within a given range, robustly with respect to load torque disturbances acting on the crankshaft. Mean value models have been used in the past to design idle control algorithms. However, the behavior of the torque generation process and the dynamics of the power{train are not captured with enough accuracy to guar...

Smaller production companies, such as job shops, are often incapable of committing significant human or capital resources for the improvement of manufacturing flow times. However, there is considerable demand in these organizations for solutions that offer improvements without the risk involved in expending these resources. This paper investigates the impact of scheduling rules and reorganizati...