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Operations Research & Management Science
Guohua Gao, Yongbing Feng, Zihua Zhang, Shuangyou Wang, Zizhao Yang
Summary: With the global competition and the importance of food safety, designing greenhouse systems for higher yield and efficiency has become a hot topic. However, the facility layout problem of greenhouses with complex crop production systems and multiple machines has been overlooked. To address this, a framework integrating systematic layout planning and simulation is proposed. Applying this framework for industrial head lettuce production resulted in an optimal layout plan with increased production capacity and efficiency.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Dawi Karomati Baroroh, Chih-Hsing Chu
Summary: This research proposes a novel idea of using mixed reality (MR) for production system simulation, allowing collaboration between managers and operators in a virtual environment. An exemplary case of logistic facility design demonstrates the advantages of this MR-based planning tool over traditional simulation software in terms of planning quality and flexibility. This work validates the feasibility of MR as a new approach to realizing human-centric production system design.
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Manufacturing
Enrique Ruiz Zuniga, Erik Flores Garcia, Matias Urenda Moris, Masood Fathi, Anna Syberfeldt
Summary: As manufacturing shifts from mass production to mass customization, facility layout design becomes more challenging. The increasing demand for customized products and services requires flexibility and adaptability in both production processes and material handling systems. Simulation-based optimization appears to be a promising tool to address the challenges in facility layout design.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTURE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Hani Pourvaziri, Henri Pierreval
Summary: The layout of machines in a manufacturing system plays a crucial role in production time and cost. Optimizing machine positions and aisle layout can reduce transportation time and cost. A hybrid approach combining metaheuristic algorithm and simulation considering capacitated aisles structure is proposed for effective layout design.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Quentin Christ, Stephane Dauzere-Peres, Guillaume Lepelletier
Summary: This paper addresses a practical operational production planning problem in complex manufacturing systems and introduces a three-step approach to solve the problem. The approach is further optimized by introducing new smoothing rules and their performance is studied. The paper also presents how the decision support tool is embedded in the production planning process to bridge the gap between the upper and lower planning levels.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Mechanical
Chee Hau Tan, Hwa Jen Yap, Siti Nurmaya Musa, Siow Wee Chang, Chandra Sekaran Sivadas, Ahmad Syazwan Hisaburi, Kan Ern Liew, Ahmad Humaizi Ismail, Luqman Hakim Baharudin
Summary: AR assisted FLP visualizes virtual models in real-time, allowing for checking material travel distance and total area occupied, with flexible design that can be easily modified. Case study on a single row layout production line considered four common layout types, suggesting best location for new machines. ARFLP proves capable of checking and visualizing position of new machines within existing layout.
JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Martin Krajcovic, Beata Furmannova, Patrik Grznar, Radovan Furmann, Dariusz Plinta, Radovan Svitek, Ivan Antoniuk
Summary: This article introduces a method for creating a data structure of working activities for production operators within a parametric model framework. By calculating working utilization and assessing various variants, effective production planning methods are emphasized for achieving solutions in the manufacturing environment. The research results aim at presenting a system design for parametric modeling and assessing working utilization of production staff to reduce costs, showing the potential for savings and efficiency increases in aggregate production planning.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Kaiping Luo, Jianfei Sun, Liuwei Guo
Summary: This article focuses on the problem of flexible process planning and presents linear integer programming models to solve it. The proposed models have lower complexity and better performance compared to the latest mathematical programming models for process planning.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Mohammad Amin Yazdani, Amirhossein Khezri, Lyes Benyoucef
Summary: In today's competitive environments, companies need to adopt reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMSs) to achieve cost-effectiveness, environmental-friendliness, and social-friendliness. This paper investigates a multi-objective multi-product process and production planning problem in a sustainable reconfigurable manufacturing environment (SRMS), and proposes a linear mixed-integer model and a Lagrangian relaxation-based approach for solving the problem on large scales.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Milad Elyasi, Basak Altan, Ali Ekici, Okan Orsan Ozener, Ihsan Yanikoglu, Alexandre Dolgui
Summary: This paper examines the impact of the global crisis on supply chain resilience and suggests the implementation of flexible/hybrid manufacturing systems as a viable strategy. Using Vestel Electronics as a case study, the research proposes a flexible/hybrid manufacturing production setup to address uncertain demand. By employing a scenario-based approach and a heuristic algorithm based on column generation, the optimization model demonstrates effective and cost-efficient solutions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Andrey Kutin, Mikhail Turkin, Mikhail Kliuev
Summary: This paper focuses on the technological and operational aspects of manufacturing process planning for multiple values of decision parameters. A discrete parametric model is proposed to generate multiple process plans for a given or proposed production system. An automated platform-based system is built around this model to generate and analyze multiple manufacturing process plans based on the chosen priority criteria.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Pablo Perez-Gosende, Josefa Mula, Manuel Diaz-Madronero
Summary: Facility layout planning involves the arrangement of industrial production system elements in physical space, with significant impact on operation costs, efficiency, and productivity. The research mainly uses mathematical optimization models to generate layout alternatives, with metaheuristics being the most common solution algorithms.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Xing Wan, Xingquan Zuo, Xiaodong Li, Xinchao Zhao
Summary: The multi-row facility layout problem (MRLP) is an important design problem in real life. Existing studies often overlook clearances between machines or only consider minimum clearances. This paper proposes using larger clearances between adjacent machines to achieve lower material flow cost, while optimizing layout area. By combining mixed integer programming and multi-objective greedy randomised adaptive search procedure, an effective solution is provided.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Panagiotis Stavropoulos, Panagis Foteinopoulos, Alexios Papapacharalampopoulos
Summary: A metamodeling framework is presented to investigate the effect of head movement on part quality in AM processes, aiming to increase practicality of simulations. Existing AM process groups are classified based on three parameters/axes, with complexity modeled using a dedicated heuristic metric based on entropy.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yujie Ma, Gang Du, Yingying Zhang
Summary: This paper introduces a dynamic hierarchical collaborative optimization (DHCO) mechanism that optimizes process planning and production scheduling decisions in a platform-based manufacturing environment. A bilevel mixed 0-1 nonlinear programming model is used for solving, with a nested genetic algorithm (NGA) employed. A case study demonstrates the feasibility and benefits of integrating crowdsourcing strategies into process planning activities for enhancing platform competitiveness.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Tin Matulja, Marko Hadjina, Rajko Rubesa, Albert Zamarin
Review
Engineering, Marine
Venesa Stanic, Marko Hadjina, Niksa Fafandjel, Tin Matulja
Article
Engineering, Marine
Neven Hadzic, Zdenka Keran, Marko Hadjina, Osmak Fran
Article
Engineering, Marine
Marco Gaiotti, Albert Zamarin, B. Lennart Josefson, Tin Matulja
Article
Engineering, Marine
Davor Bolf, Albert Zamarin, Paulina Krolo, Marko Hadjina
Summary: Sandwich structures are widely used in marine applications, especially when structural stiffness is required. The core, which carries shear loads, is an important component of sandwich structures. This study investigated the shear properties of FlexyFoam M-55, a closed-cell lightweight PVC foam, using the ASTM C273 standard. The crack propagation and strain field were monitored using digital image correlation (DIC) technique.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Transportation
Davor Bolf, Marko Hadjina, Albert Zamarin, Tin Matulja
Summary: This study established a methodology for predicting mechanical and temperature deformations, as well as modeling of composite materials, through the analysis of analytical methods and numerical solvers with the aim of defining the most accurate numerical solver.
POMORSTVO-SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF MARITIME RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Rajko Rubesa, Tin Matulja, Marko Hadjina, Niksa Fafandjel
JOURNAL OF SHIP PRODUCTION AND DESIGN
(2020)
Article
Transportation
Marko Hadjina, Tin Matulja, Rajko Rubesa
POMORSTVO-SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL OF MARITIME RESEARCH
(2015)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Marko Hadjina, Niksa Fafandjel, Tin Matulja
Article
Engineering, Marine
Albert Zamarin, Tin Matulja, Marko Hadjina
Article
Engineering, Marine
Damir Kolic, Niksa Fafandjel, Albert Zamarin