Path planning and integrated scheduling are two important problems to be resolved in the
design of any automated container terminal. There has been relatively little research …

A semiconductor distributor that plays a third-party role in the supply chain will buy diverse
components from different suppliers, warehouse and resell them to a number of electronics …

Semiconductor manufacturing is a complicated flexible job-shop scheduling problem (FJSP)
of combinatorial complexity. Because of the adoption of advanced process control and …

Demand forecast for spare parts in supply chains is essential for ensuring customer
satisfaction while minimizing appropriate inventory. The after-market orders mainly depend …

Logistics is increasingly challenging because of increased competition and the uncertainty
introduced by globalization. The drinks distribution system considered here uses glass …

Genetic algorithms (GAs) are perhaps the oldest and most frequently used search
techniques for dealing with complex and intricate real-life problems that are otherwise …

This paper focuses on determining routes for raw milk collection from collection centers to
dairy factories with the objective of minimizing the total costs, considering fuel costs and …

To empower smart production for supply chain management, scheduling coordination and
integration between suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and customers is becoming …

This research proposed an optimization method (Hybrid Differential Evolution and Particle
Swarm Optimization, HDEPSO) using a solution technique based on two well-known …

Biomass is a renewable resource that has attractive characteristics for energy production,
but the corresponding supply chain could be subject of several uncertain factors that can …