fuzzy linear programming models and methods has been one ofthe most and well studied topics inside the broad area of soft computing. itsapplications as well as practical realizations can be found in all the real worldareas. in this paper a basic introduction to the main models and methods infuzzy mathematical programming, with special emphasis on those developedby the authors, is presented. as ...

a linear programming model has been presented for finding an appropriate planning in order to maximize hotel revenue. in this model, a special planning horizon has been considered that includes several busy days of a year. there are several reservation periods that may start a few months earlier. each period of reservation may have different prices and so result different incomes. hotel custome...

The reconfigurable vibrating screen (RVS) machine is an innovative beneficiation machine designed for screening different mineral particles of varying sizes and volumes required by the customers’ through the geometric transformation of its screen structure. The successful RVS machine upkeep requires its continuous, availability, reliability and maintainability. The RVS machine downtime, which c...

The fundamental function of a cellular manufacturing system (CMS) is based on definition and recognition of a type of similarity among parts that should be produced in a planning period. Cell formation (CF) and cell layout design are two important steps in implementation of the CMS. This paper represents a new nonlinear mathematical programming model for dynamic cell formation that employs the ...

This paper studies the optimal producer′s replenishment policy for an economic production quantity (EPQ) model with rework and breakdown taking place in backorder replenishing time. A recent published article has studied the lot-sizing problem on an imperfect quality EPQ model. However, another reliability factor random machine breakdown is inevitable in most real-life production systems. To de...

This paper investigates the optimal refilling policy for an economic production quantity (EPQ) model with rework and breakdown taking place in backorder replenishing time. A recent published article [Chiu, Y.P., 2003. Determining the optimal lot size for the finite production model with random defective rate, the rework process, and backlogging. Engineering Optimization 35, 427-437] has studied...

The Maximal Profit Model for reaching an optimal design of the production line undergoing the limitations of obtainable resources is presented in this paper. This model is treated as an integer programming problem, and an efficient step-by-step algorithm to solve this problem is also constructed. In addition, it is discussed that the operation cost of a machine does not include idle and breakdo...

the pupose of this paper is modeling of partial digest problem (pdp) as a mathematical programming problem. in this paper we present a new viewpoint of pdp. we formulate the pdp as a continuous optimization problem and develope a method to solve this problem. finally we constract a linear programming model for the problem with an additional constraint. this later model can be solved by the simp...

bin size is one of the fundamental and key parameters in 3d land seismic operation design and has an important role in the determination and calculation of other design parameters. therefore, optimization of this parameter is vital. in this study a new method for optimization of the bin size has been used. the optimization algorithm is linear and based on a mathematical model. due to the relati...