This paper and its companion (Part 2) deal with modeling and optimization of two NP-hard
problems in production planning of flexible manufacturing system (FMS), part type selection …

Manufacturing industries are rapidly changing from production of scale to production of
scope characterized by short product life cycles and increased product varieties. This …

This paper considers part grouping and loading for cellular reconfigurable manufacturing
systems with multiple reconfigurable machining cells. Each reconfigurable machining cell …

Manufacturing industries need to constantly adjust to the rapid pace of change in the market.
Many of the manufactured products often have a very short life cycle. These scenarios imply …

Machine loading problem of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) is specified as to assign
the machines, operations of selected jobs, and tools necessary to perform these operations …