Outsourcing machine maintenance to third parties has been a trend due to the increasing
complex of machines and the benefits of maintenance outsourcing. However, this new …

Motivated by a practical situation in chip manufacturing process, for the first time in the
literature, this paper considers an identical parallel-machine scheduling problem with new …

The deterioration phenomenon is common and lasting as machines' service time increases
within energy-intensive manufacturing processes such as heat treatment, which may bring …

Production scheduling decisions have a large impact on efficiency and output, especially in
complex environments such as those with sequence-and machine-dependent setup times …

Purpose: The focal point of this study is the scheduling of parallel injection machines,
specifically in workshops dedicated to the production of plastic products for the healthcare …

Plastic injection machines produce semi-finished products and products required for many
sectors. The workshops where these machines come together and produce customer orders …