CNC machining is one of the major activities in the manufacturing industry which is
responsible for a significant portion of the total consumed energy. However, the energy …

Pipeline plays an important role in the oil and gas transportation industry. In recent years,
more and more pipeline damages and breakdowns are caused by corrosion, which hurts the …

This is the first literature survey of its kind on aggregate production planning (APP) under
uncertainty. Different types of uncertainty, such as stochasticity, fuzziness and possibilistic …

The sine cosine algorithm (SCA), a recently proposed population-based optimization
algorithm, is based on the use of sine and cosine trigonometric functions as operators to …

Process planning and scheduling are two of the most important manufacturing functions
traditionally performed separately and sequentially. These functions being complementary …

Economic load dispatch (ELD) problems have been an important issue in optimal operation
and planning of power system. Characterized by non-convex/non-smooth properties and …

One of the fundamental requirements for creating an intelligent manufacturing environment
is to develop a reliable, efficient and optimally scheduled material transport system. Besides …

Process plans and cutting parameters are important components in the computer aided
process planning. Reasonable choice of process plans and cutting parameters can …

During the last decades, intelligent mobile robots have been recognized as one of the most
promising and emerging solutions used for fulfilling material transport demands in intelligent …

Currently, machine tool selection, cutting tool selection and machining conditions
determination are not usually performed at the same time but progressively, which may lead …