We consider in this article the Two-Machine Cross-Docking Flow Shop problem, which is a special case of scheduling with typed tasks, where we have two types of tasks and one machine per type. Precedence constraints exist between tasks, but only from a task of the first type to a task of the second type. The precedence relation is thus a directed bipartite graph. Minimizing the makespan is stron...

Molecular docking is an efficient method to predict the conformations adopted by the ligand within the target binding site. Usually, standard docking protocol involves only one structure to represent the receptor, overlooking the changes in the binding pocket geometry induced by ligand binding. In our previous work, we observed that different conformations of the same target show different volu...

Cross-docking is a relatively new logistic strategy which seeks to make economies in transportation, decrease lead time and reduce inventory. The main principle is to unload, sort, consolidate and transfer delivered packages from inbound trucks to outbound trucks, with a minimum of storage or treatment in between. Two key issues associated to this field are the truck scheduling and the shop-flo...

one of methods of improvement of the material flow is cross docking that in is considered as a good method to reduce inventory and improve customer satisfaction. too, the vehicle routing problem is one of the important problems in distribution management and its goal is to find paths for delivering various cargos. therefore, this study was conducted in order to vehicle routing problem with cros...