Robotic cell scheduling has received considerable attention from researchers. Several
existing review papers have presented then-existing studies on robotic cell scheduling and …

A heuristic algorithm is presented for scheduling the movement of multiple factory cranes
mounted on a common track. The cranes must complete a sequence of tasks at locations …

This paper deals with the dynamic hoist scheduling problem with multi-capacity reentrant
machines, where some reentrant machines have parallel processing units and can process …

This paper addresses the single-track multi-hoist cyclic scheduling problem. In most existing
studies, loaded hoist moves are implicitly or explicitly assumed to start and end within the …

Multistage material handling processes are broadly used for manufacturing various
products/jobs, where hoists are commonly used to transport inline products according to …

This paper studies both the design and the cyclic scheduling of multi-hoist treatment surface
facilities. Former research have always assumed that the design of the production line is …

In this article a new approach for solving the Reactive Hoist Scheduling Problem is
proposed. The investigation focuses on the case where multiple hoists, sharing the same …

In multi-recipe and multi-stage material handling (M3H) processes, such as electroplating
and polymeric coating, the productivity maximization under a customized production ratio of …

The cyclic hoist scheduling problem (CHSP) is a well-studied optimisation problem due to its
importance in industry. Despite the wide range of solving techniques applied to the CHSP …

Hoist scheduling in electroplating operations has long been considered a key factor for
improving the production rate. It has recently been recognized that hoist scheduling can also …