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Engineering, Industrial
Junhao Chen, Xiaoliang Jia, Qixuan He
Summary: This study proposes a novel bi-level multi-objective genetic algorithm to solve the integrated problem of assembly line balancing and part feeding. The algorithm outperforms traditional methods in terms of approximation and computational efficiency.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Lue Tao, Yun Dong, Weihua Chen, Yang Yang, Lijie Su, Qingxin Guo, Gongshu Wang
Summary: This study addresses a new variant of the assembly line feeding problem in automobile manufacturing, proposing a novel mathematical model and algorithm that achieve superior cost savings, solution quality, and convergence efficiency while providing decision support for managers.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Binghai Zhou, Zhexin Zhu
Summary: The paper aims to construct an energy-saving scheduling scheme for part feeding tasks of mobile robots in automobile mixed model assembly lines. The MDRCI algorithm is developed to deal with the multi-objective problem, outperforming other benchmark algorithms in global search capability and search depth. Managerial insights on balancing inventory level and energy consumption contribute to practical greening scheduling processes.
NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS
(2021)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yarong Chen, Jingyan Zhong, Jabir Mumtaz, Shengwei Zhou, Lixia Zhu
Summary: The demand for PCBs with various components has increased due to customization in smart electronic devices. Efficient planning and scheduling are required to enhance productivity in PCB industries. This study considers critical planning and scheduling problems, along with periodic maintenance, and formulates a mathematical model to simultaneously minimize completion time, energy consumption, and maintenance time. An improved spider monkey optimization algorithm is developed to solve this multi-objective problem. Computational experiments and performance comparisons demonstrate the superiority of the proposed algorithm.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2023)
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Management
Nico Andre Schmid, Veronique Limere, Birger Raa
Summary: This study proposes a new mathematical programming model to address the issue of feeding parts in assembly systems, investigating the selection of feeding policies and space allocation at assembly stations. Key findings include the factors influencing these decisions and overall costs.
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Energy & Fuels
Sudlop Ratanakuakangwan, Hiroshi Morita
Summary: This study proposes a combination of multi-objective optimization and efficiency measurement for determining an efficient energy mix in energy planning. It considers various dimensions of energy planning and associated uncertainties. The proposed model includes multiple objective functions related to energy need, cost, environmental impact, security, social impact, and social benefit. The slacks-based measure methodology is applied to identify the best energy mix. The results show significant improvements in reducing emissions and dependence on certain power plant types, increasing employment and the proportion of electricity generated from renewable sources, with slight tradeoffs in costs. The quantitative results from the model can assist policymakers in efficiently determining an energy policy that optimizes various aspects under given constraints and scenarios of uncertainty.
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Engineering, Manufacturing
Yilmaz Delice, Emel Kizilkaya Aydogan, Salih Himmetoglu, Ugur Ozcan
Summary: In the automotive industry, supermarkets are decentralized in-house logistic areas used for parts feeding to mixed-model assembly lines. This study simultaneously considers the mixed-model assembly line balancing problem and supermarket location problem in order to minimize the total costs. A mathematical model is developed and solved using constraint programming, and an approach based on Ant Colony Optimization and Simulated Annealing is presented for large-sized problems. The proposed approach effectively reduces total costs and achieves a more realistic and applicable structure.
CIRP JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Zixiang Li, Mukund Nilakantan Janardhanan, S. G. Ponnambalam
Summary: This study investigates the cost-oriented robotic assembly line balancing problem, including purchasing cost and setup time optimization, by developing a mixed-integer linear programming model. The proposed IMABC algorithm introduces new employed bee phase and scout phase to enhance exploration and exploitation.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING
(2021)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Rongfan Liu, Ming Liu, Feng Chu, Feifeng Zheng, Chengbin Chu
Summary: This study focuses on the multi-skilled worker assignment and assembly line balancing problem with the consideration of energy consumption. By utilizing a bi-objective optimization approach, a processing time and energy consumption sorted-first rule is developed, which outperforms other algorithms in terms of computational time and solution quality.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Haoshui Yu, Seiji Engelkemier, Emre Gencer
Summary: This study proposes two novel CAES systems and compares their thermodynamic performance with conventional CAES systems. The bottleneck of CAES plants is identified as the turbine inlet temperature and the maximum cavern storage pressure. The conflicting objectives are the round-trip efficiency and energy density. Pareto fronts are obtained based on a simulation-based multi-objective optimization framework developed in this study. The results show that the novel CAES systems improve the round-trip efficiency and provide potential solutions for CAES system performance improvement.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peng Sun, Teng Yun, Zhe Chen
Summary: The close interaction between biomass waste disposal energy supply and multi-energy systems is proposed in a MEMG framework, with a focus on flexible regulation and optimization to minimize costs and maximize waste disposal.
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Construction & Building Technology
Bo Liu, Dragan Rodriguez
Summary: The main goal of this study is to maximize yearly saved energy while minimizing primary investment by considering retrofit procedures as decision parameters, and evaluating their impacts on space cooling and heating utilization and expenses. An optimization technique and multi-objective Locust swarm optimization algorithm are used to establish the optimal arrangement of retrofitting amounts and suggest energy efficiency measures for various regions in Spain.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Zixiang Li, Mukund Nilakantan Janardhanan, Qiuhua Tang
Summary: This paper tackles the cost-oriented assembly line balancing problem with collaborative robots by developing a multi-objective mixed-integer programming model to minimize cycle time and total collaborative robot purchasing cost, and using the multi-objective migrating bird optimization algorithm to obtain a set of high-quality Pareto solutions. The developed algorithm produces competing performance in comparison with other existing multi-objective optimization algorithms.
NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS
(2021)
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Automation & Control Systems
Junhao Chen, Xiaoliang Jia
Summary: This study investigates the energy-efficient integration of assembly line balancing and part feeding problems, and proposes a modified genetic algorithm to solve the problem. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm performs well in reducing energy consumption and computational efficiency compared to traditional methods and nested genetic algorithm.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Thermodynamics
TianXin Wu, DengHao Wu, ShuYu Gao, Yu Song, Yun Ren, JieGang Mou
Summary: A multi-objective optimization method combining experimental design, surrogate model, and optimization algorithm is proposed to redesign impellers and diffusers for improving pump performance. The optimization results show that head and efficiency at the designed point 1.0Q(d) increased by 8.8% and 2.8% respectively, and C-MEI decreased by 1.34%. The energy loss and flow characteristics of the original and optimization models were analyzed, and the influencing mechanism of the pump geometrical parameters on the hydraulic performance and flow characteristics were discussed.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lars odegaard Bentsen, Narada Dilp Warakagoda, Roy Stenbro, Paal Engelstad
Summary: This study investigates uncertainty modeling in wind power forecasting using different parametric and non-parametric methods. Johnson's SU distribution is found to outperform Gaussian distributions in predicting wind power. This research contributes to the literature by introducing Johnson's SU distribution as a candidate for probabilistic wind forecasting.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xing Liu, Qiuchen Wang, Yunhao Wen, Long Li, Xinfang Zhang, Yi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the characteristics of process parameters in three lean gas ethane recovery processes and establishes a prediction and multiobjective optimization model for ethane recovery and system energy consumption. A new method for comparing ethane recovery processes for lean gas is proposed, and the addition of extra coolers improves the ethane recovery. The support vector regression model based on grey wolf optimization demonstrates the highest prediction accuracy, and the multiobjective multiverse optimization algorithm shows the best optimization performance and diversity in the solutions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cairong Song, Haidong Yang, Xian-Bing Meng, Pan Yang, Jianyang Cai, Hao Bao, Kangkang Xu
Summary: The paper proposes a novel deep learning-based prediction framework, aTCN-LSTM, for accurate cooling load predictions. The framework utilizes a gate-controlled multi-head temporal convolutional network and a sparse probabilistic self-attention mechanism with a bidirectional long short-term memory network to capture both temporal and long-term dependencies in the cooling load sequences. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed method, which can serve as an effective guide for HVAC chiller scheduling and demand management initiatives.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhe Chen, Xiaojing Li, Xianli Xia, Jizhou Zhang
Summary: This study uses survey data from the Loess Plateau in China to evaluate the impact of social interaction on the adoption of soil and water conservation (SWC) technology by farmers. The study finds that social interaction increases the likelihood of farmers adopting SWC, and internet use moderates this effect. The positive impact of social interaction on SWC adoption is more pronounced for farmers in larger villages and those who join cooperative societies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chenghua Zhang, Yunfei Yan, Kaiming Shen, Zongguo Xue, Jingxiang You, Yonghong Wu, Ziqiang He
Summary: This paper reports a novel method that significantly improves combustion performance, including heat transfer enhancement under steady-state conditions and adaptive stable flame regulation under velocity sudden increase.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2024)