Climate change mitigation, the goal of reducing CO2 emissions, more stringent regulations
and the increment in energy costs have pushed researchers to study energy efficiency and …

The substantial amount of energy consumed through industrial production has given rise to
a large number of research papers that incorporate environmental aspects and increased …

Energy plays an important role in economic growth and environmental protection, is an
important input of many manufacturing industries, and one of the essential commodities of …

Job scheduling and machine layout are interrelated in improving energy consumption (EC)
and productivity measures such as tardiness and represent two important decisions that …

This study investigates the minimization of total electricity cost in a two-machine permutation
flow shop scheduling problem under the most common electricity tariff, Time-of-Use (ToU) …

Improving environmental sustainability and reducing energy cost are becoming central
topics of decision-making in manufacturing. Increasingly manufactures are looking for new …

The industrial sector consumes half of the world delivered energy and is responsible for a
third of carbon dioxide emissions which cause severe environmental pollution. The industry …

Given the high demand for energy in the manufacturing industry and the increasing use of
renewable but volatile energy sources, it becomes increasingly important to coordinate …

The previous studies on scheduling problem with tool changes take processing time as the
only reason for the tool wear, which is not accurate in the real manufacturing system. This …

The industrial sector is one of the major energy consumers that contribute to global climate
change. Demand response programs and on‐site renewable energy provide great …