In cache-based side channel attacks, a spy that shares a cache with a victim probes cache
locations to extract information on the victim's access patterns. For example, in evict+ reload …

Today in the increasingly competitive market, consumers prefer to have a great variety of
products to choose from; this preference is often coupled with demands for a relatively …

With the increasing dynamic nature of customer demand, production, product, and
manufacturing design changes have become more frequent. Moreover, inadequate …

To buffer against increasing global competition and variability in the price of raw materials,
steel manufacturers continuously strive to improve operations and lower costs. In this …

Optimizing the configuration of a complex production line is an NP-hard problem in various
machine settings. Solving real-life-size instances of this problem becomes a more common …

Decision makers are being increasingly motivated to improve their manufacturing systems in
coping efficiently with the objectives of sustainable development and the current …

OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONS Worker well-being and overall system performance are
important elements in the design of production lines. However, studies of industry practice …

A sustainable manufacturing system design can be defined as a process aimed at
minimising the negative aspect of both economic and ecological costs. This may be partially …

In the past decade, there has been a growing concern about the environmental protection in
public society as governments almost all over the world have initiated certain rules and …

Routing flexibility is a major contributor of the flexibility of a flexible manufacturing system
(FMS). The present paper focuses on the evaluation of the routing flexibility of an FMS with …