This paper provides a comprehensive review of discrete event simulation publications
published between 2002 and 2013 with a particular focus on applications in manufacturing …

The possibilities of combining simulation and optimization are vast and the appropriate
design highly depends on the problem characteristics. Therefore, it is very important to have …

This study presents a review of optimization models for tactical production planning. The
objective of this research is to identify streams and future research directions in this field …

Consideration for the energy consumption and environmental impacts is required
depending on the changed capacity under a flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing …

Routing flexibility is one of the most common types of flexibilities of manufacturing systems. It
allows the system to continue producing given part types despite uncertainties. Its main …

In hierarchical production planning, the consideration of interdependencies between
superior top-level decisions and subordinate base-level decisions is essential. In this …

This paper examines a problem related to dispatching materials to spreaders in coal (lignite)
mines operated under the paradigm of continuously excavated material flow. In the …

Planning future order releases for complex manufacturing systems with substantial lead
times must consider limited capacities and the resulting production smoothing problem as …

Semiconductor wafer fabrication is a complicated and time-consuming production process in
the semiconductor manufacturing industry. It is very important for the manufacturer to come …

This paper presents an evolutionary algorithm, called the multi-objective symbiotic
evolutionary algorithm (MOSEA), to solve a multi-objective FMS process planning (MFPP) …