Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal

2016 - 2025

Current editor(s): Hans Günther

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Volume 37, issue 1, 2025

Material flow control in make-to-stock production systems: an assessment of order generation, order release and production authorization by simulation pp. 1-37

Matthias Thürer, Nuno O. Fernandes, Hermann Lödding and Mark Stevenson

In the driver’s seat: the role of transformational leadership in safe and productive truck cargo transport pp. 1-28

Alexandros Pasparakis, Jelle de Vries, René de Koster and Debjit Roy

Balancing and sequencing of mixed-model parallel robotic assembly lines considering energy consumption pp. 38-66

Halenur Soysal-Kurt, Selçuk Kürşat İşleyen and Hadi Gökçen

A material handling system modeling framework: a data-driven approach for the generation of discrete-event simulation models pp. 67-96

Zakarya Soufi, Slaheddine Mestiri, Pierre David, Zakaria Yahouni and Johannes Fottner

Energy-oriented crane scheduling in a steel coil storage pp. 97-124

Christian Weckenborg, Patrick Oetjegerdes and Thomas S. Spengler

Design and calibration of a DRL algorithm for solving the job shop scheduling problem under unexpected job arrivals pp. 125-156

Nour El Houda Hammami, Benoit Lardeux, Atidel B. Hadj-Alouane and Maher Jridi

Smart scheduling of hanging workshop via digital twin and deep reinforcement learning pp. 157-178

Jianguo Pan, Ruirui Zhong, Bingtao Hu, Yixiong Feng, Zhifeng Zhang and Jianrong Tan

A restless bandit approach for capacitated condition based maintenance scheduling pp. 179-207

Ece Zeliha Demirci, Joachim Arts and Geert-Jan van Houtum

Central intake optimization and decentralized decomposition for appointment scheduling and sequencing pp. 208-253

Pardis Seyedi, Michael W. Carter and Kourosh Eshghi

Combinatorial optimization methods for yarn dyeing planning pp. 282-319

Ege Duran, Cemalettin Ozturk and M. Arslan Ornek

Volume 36, issue 4, 2024

Bundle generation for the vehicle routing problem with occasional drivers and time windows pp. 1189-1221

Simona Mancini and Margaretha Gansterer

A three-stage matheuristic for home blood donation appointment reservation and collection routing pp. 1222-1252

Martina Doneda, Semih Yalçındağ and Ettore Lanzarone

Should I endorse a third party? Authorization strategies for brand manufacturers in a refurbishing market pp. 1253-1291

Nughthoh Arfawi Kurdhi, Shaunak S. Dabadghao and Jan C. Fransoo

A variable neighborhood search algorithm for the location problem of platoon formation center pp. 1292-1323

Zhaojie Xue, Wenxiang Peng and Haipeng Cui

Energy efficient scheduling of a two machine robotic cell producing multiple part types pp. 1324-1358

Çiya Aydoğan and Sinan Gürel

MOBI-Qual: a common framework to manage the product-service system quality of shared mobility pp. 1359-1398

Federico Barravecchia, Luca Mastrogiacomo, Martí Casadesús Fa and Fiorenzo Franceschini

Managing premature idleness in high-variety manufacturing pp. 1399-1421

Thimo Bergenhenegouwen, T. A. Arno Kasper, Jos A. C. Bokhorst and Martin J. Land

Designing a computer-vision-based artifact for automated quality control: a case study in the food industry pp. 1422-1449

Felix Xiong, Niklas Kühl and Maximilian Stauder

Pricing decisions in a two-period closed-loop supply chain game under asymmetric information and uncertainty pp. 1450-1502

Maria Beranek and Udo Buscher

Reliable multiple allocation hub location problem under disruptions pp. 1503-1529

Tingting Li and Wangtu Xu

A memetic NSGA-II for the multi-objective flexible job shop scheduling problem with real-time energy tariffs pp. 1530-1570

Sascha Christian Burmeister, Daniela Guericke and Guido Schryen

Correction: A memetic NSGA‑II for the multi‑objective flexible job shop scheduling problem with real‑time energy tariffs pp. 1571-1573

Sascha Christian Burmeister, Daniela Guericke and Guido Schryen

Volume 36, issue 3, 2024

30th international conference on flexible automation and intelligent manufacturing (FAIM2021) special issue: modern manufacturing systems management pp. 711-713

George-C. Vosniakos and F. Frank Chen

A reinforcement learning/ad-hoc planning and scheduling mechanism for flexible and sustainable manufacturing systems pp. 714-736

Panagiotis D. Paraschos, Georgios K. Koulinas and Dimitrios E. Koulouriotis

A machine learning framework for explainable knowledge mining and production, maintenance, and quality control optimization in flexible circular manufacturing systems pp. 737-759

Georgios K. Koulinas, Panagiotis D. Paraschos and Dimitrios E. Koulouriotis

Potentials of using real-time data to increase the update frequency of production planning and control strategies in MTO: a discrete event simulation study pp. 760-779

M. Woschank, P. Dallasega, A. König and M. Hoffelner

Lean and Industry 4.0 mitigating common losses in Engineer-to-Order theory and practice: an exploratory study pp. 780-820

Felix Schulze and Patrick Dallasega

Digital Twins in the Context of Seaports and Terminal Facilities pp. 821-917

Julian Neugebauer, Leonard Heilig and Stefan Voß

Nursing care flexibility in chemotherapy appointment scheduling pp. 918-945

Serhat Gul

Multi-resource constrained scheduling considering process plan flexibility and lot streaming for the CNC machining industry pp. 946-993

James C. Chen, Tzu-Li Chen, Yin-Yann Chen and Min-Yu Chung

Matheuristic approaches to the green sequencing and routing problem pp. 994-1045

Giacomo Lanza, Mauro Passacantando and Maria Grazia Scutellà

Integrated maintenance and production scheduling for unrelated parallel machines with setup times pp. 1046-1079

Michael Geurtsen, Jelle Adan and Alp Akçay

Integrated optimization of electric vehicles charging location and allocation for valet charging service pp. 1080-1106

Xiaoxiao Shen, Jun Lv, Shichang Du, Yafei Deng, Molin Liu and Yulu Zhou

Truck scheduling with fixed outbound departures in a closed-loop conveyor system with shortcuts pp. 1107-1156

James C. Chen, Tzu-Li Chen and Ping-Hsuan Wu

Enhancing the cost performance in regular humanitarian logistics: location-routing and delivery frequency optimization pp. 1157-1185

Tongxin Liu, Jun Li and Xihui Wang

Correction to: Anticipating technical car sequencing rules in the master production scheduling of mixed-model assembly lines pp. 1186-1188

Thorben Krueger, Achim Koberstein and Norbert Bittner

Volume 36, issue 2, 2024

A review of current trends and future directions in reverse logistics research pp. 379-408

Raphael Aryee and Ebenezer Adaku

A tabu-based adaptive large neighborhood search for scheduling unrelated parallel batch processing machines with non-identical job sizes and dynamic job arrivals pp. 409-452

Xin Xiao, Bin Ji, Samson S. Yu and Guohua Wu

Machine-based identification system via optical character recognition pp. 453-480

Mohammad Shahin, F. Frank Chen and Ali Hosseinzadeh

Efficiency in radiology departments: a two-stage analysis pp. 481-502

Filippo Visintin, Davide Aloini, Simone Gitto, Sara Vannelli and Daniele Feo

Modelling forgetting due to intermittent production in mixed-model line scheduling pp. 503-532

Frederik Ferid Ostermeier and Jochen Deuse

Train maintenance personnel shift scheduling: case study pp. 533-566

Muhammed Abdullah Gençer, Tamer Eren and Hacı Mehmet Alakaş

Data-driven aggregate modeling of a semiconductor wafer fab to predict WIP levels and cycle time distributions pp. 567-596

Patrick C. Deenen, Jeroen Middelhuis, Alp Akcay and Ivo J. B. F. Adan

Correction: Data-driven aggregate modeling of a semiconductor wafer fab to predict WIP levels and cycle time distributions pp. 597-598

Patrick C. Deenen, Jeroen Middelhuis, Alp Akcay and Ivo J. B. F. Adan

Assessment of coal supply chain under carbon trade policy by extended exergy accounting method pp. 599-667

Ali Roozbeh Nia, Anjali Awasthi and Nadia Bhuiyan

Queueing network models for the analysis and optimisation of material handling systems: a systematic literature review pp. 668-709

Mohamed Amjath, Laoucine Kerbache, Adel Elomri and James MacGregor Smith

Volume 36, issue 1, 2024

Decision support for managing assortments, shelf space, and replenishment in retail pp. 1-35

Alexander Hübner and Heinrich Kuhn

Dynamic product planning for online service platform coordinating with service agents and operations resource providers: a three-level optimization approach pp. 36-70

Kaihong Zhou, Gang Du and Roger J. Jiao

The max–min newsvendor pricing problem under conditional value-at-risk criterion pp. 71-102

Wenyou Wang, Yao Yang and Sirong Luo

Energy-efficient on/off control in serial production lines with Bernoulli machines pp. 103-128

Xiaohan Wang, Yaping Dai and Zhiyang Jia

Modeling and scheduling of production systems by using max-plus algebra pp. 129-150

Hazem Bermanei, Jari M. Böling and Göran Högnäs

Cooperative and non-cooperative algorithms for distributed parallel jobs scheduling pp. 151-174

Javad Behnamian

Multi-objective-based differential evolution for balancing production cost, diversity and aggregated performance attributes in product family design pp. 175-223

Ismail M. Ali, Hasan H. Turan, Ripon K. Chakrabortty and Sondoss Elsawah

Quick dispatching-rules-based solution for the two parallel machines problem under mold constraints pp. 224-249

Mahdi Jemmali and Abir Ben Hmida

Bullwhip effect in closed-loop supply chains with multiple reverse flows: a simulation study pp. 250-278

Rebecca Fussone, Roberto Dominguez, Salvatore Cannella and Jose M. Framinan

Scheduling offshore cargo handling with operational dynamics including cost composites, downtime periods, and cargo attributes pp. 279-314

Byung Kwon Lee, Seyyed Amir Babak Rasmi and Jakkarin Sae-Tiew

Clusters of floor locations-allocation of stores to cross-docking warehouse considering satisfaction and space using MOGWO and NSGA-II algorithms pp. 315-342

Maryam Shoaee and Parvaneh Samouei

A stack-based retrieval method for the steel plate yard retrieval problem in shipbuilding pp. 343-377

Lebao Wu, Zuhua Jiang and Xinyu Li