Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal

2016 - 2026

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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

Volume 35, issue 4, 2023

Human-Robot collaboration in the next generation manufacturing and logistics system pp. 975-978

S. G. Ponnambalam, Qing (Cindy) Chang, Ray Y. Zhong, Ibrahim Kucukkoc and Mukund Nilakantan Janardhanan

Integrated task sequence planning and assignment for human–robot collaborative assembly station pp. 979-1006

Yichen Wang, Junfeng Wang, Jindan Feng, Jinshan Liu and Xiaojun Liu

Decision modeling of the challenges to human–robot collaboration in industrial environment: a real world example of an emerging economy pp. 1007-1037

Koppiahraj Karuppiah, Bathrinath Sankaranarayanan, Syed Mithun Ali and R. K. A. Bhalaji

Assigning orders and pods to picking stations in a multi-level robotic mobile fulfillment system pp. 1038-1075

Giorgi Tadumadze, Julia Wenzel, Simon Emde, Felix Weidinger and Ralf Elbert

Robotic stochastic assembly line balancing pp. 1076-1115

Muhammet Ceyhan Şahin and Mustafa Kemal Tural

A digital twin-driven flexible scheduling method in a human–machine collaborative workshop based on hierarchical reinforcement learning pp. 1116-1138

Rong Zhang, Jianhao Lv, Jinsong Bao and Yu Zheng

Elite solutions and Tabu assisted variable neighbourhood descent for rescheduling problems in the steelmaking-refining-continuous casting process pp. 1139-1174

Kunkun Peng, Xudong Deng, Chunjiang Zhang, Weiming Shen, Yanan Song, Jianhui Mou and Ao Liu

Balancing and sequencing of mixed-model assembly line considering preventive maintenance scenarios: mathematical model and a migrating birds optimization algorithm pp. 1175-1205

Kai Meng, Qiuhua Tang and Zikai Zhang

Sequencing and routing in a large warehouse with high degree of product rotation pp. 1206-1255

Giacomo Lanza, Mauro Passacantando and Maria Grazia Scutellà

A two-step evolutionary algorithm for the distributor’s pallet loading problem with multi-size pallets pp. 1256-1275

Anan Mungwattana, Thanakrit Piyachayawat and Gerrit K. Janssens

Formulations and exact solution approaches for a coupled bin-packing and lot-sizing problem with sequence-dependent setups pp. 1276-1312

Gislaine Mara Melega, Silvio Alexandre de Araujo, Raf Jans and Reinaldo Morabito

A heuristic for the critical chain scheduling problem based on left shifts of activities pp. 1313-1336

Wuliang Peng and Xuejun Lin

Obituary for Professor Carlo Meloni (1970–2023) pp. 1337-1338

Alessandro Agnetis

Volume 35, issue 3, 2023

Storage prioritization by redistributing wafer lot transfers to enhance real-world fab throughput pp. 599-625

Haejoong Kim, Jeehyuk Park and Jongsung Lee

A multi-objective mathematical model and evolutionary algorithm for the dual-resource flexible job-shop scheduling problem with sequencing flexibility pp. 626-668

Alejandro Vital-Soto, Mohammed Fazle Baki and Ahmed Azab

Improving coordination in assembly job shops: redesigning order release and dispatching pp. 669-697

Jianjun Liu, Martin J. Land, Jos A. C. Bokhorst and Qingxin Chen

DSS approach for sustainable system design of shuttle-based storage and retrieval systems pp. 698-726

Yanyan Wang, Jinning Qin, Shandong Mou, Ke Huang and Xiaofeng Zhao

Concurrent scheduling of jobs and AGVs in a flexible job shop system: a parallel hybrid PSO-GA meta-heuristic pp. 727-753

Arash Amirteimoori and Reza Kia

The shunting scheduling of EMU first-level maintenance in a stub-end depot pp. 754-796

Ming He, Qiuhua Tang, Jatinder N. D. Gupta, Di Yin and Zikai Zhang

Computationally efficient approximate dynamic programming for multi-site production capacity planning with uncertain demands pp. 797-837

Chen-Yang Cheng, Pourya Pourhejazy and Tzu-Li Chen

Overflow in systems with two servers: the negative consequences pp. 838-863

Yanting Chen, Jingui Xie and Taozeng Zhu

A real options approach to value manufacturing flexibilities with regime-switching product demand pp. 864-895

M. I. M. Wahab, C. -G. Lee and P. Sarkar

Sustainable partial backordering inventory model under linked-to-order credit policy and all-units discount with capacity constraint and carbon emissions pp. 896-944

Chandan Mahato and Gour Chandra Mahata

Determining the pricing strategy for different preference structures for the earth observation satellite scheduling problem through simulation and VIKOR pp. 945-973

Alex Elkjær Vasegaard, Ilkyeong Moon, Peter Nielsen and Subrata Saha

Volume 35, issue 2, 2023

Capacity planning in a decentralized autologous cell therapy manufacturing network for low-cost resilience pp. 295-319

Junxuan Li and Chelsea C. White

Flexible scheduling of diagnostic tests in automotive manufacturing pp. 320-342

Simone König, Maximilian Reihn, Felipe Gelinski Abujamra, Alexander Novy and Birgit Vogel-Heuser

Optimal product service system configuration considering pairing utility and uncertain customer behavior pp. 343-375

Yilun Zhang, Jianghang Chen and Zhibin Jiang

Solving the picker routing problem in multi-block high-level storage systems using metaheuristics pp. 376-415

Jose Alejandro Cano, Pablo Cortés, Jesús Muñuzuri and Alexander Correa-Espinal

Performance analysis of a drop-swap terminal to mitigate truck congestion at chemical sites pp. 416-454

Budhi S. Wibowo and Jan C. Fransoo

A prediction model of patient satisfaction: policy evaluation and sensitivity analysis pp. 455-486

Zi Yang Wang, Jie Song and Xing Lin Feng

Balancing earliness and tardiness within workload control order release: an assessment by simulation pp. 487-508

Stefan Haeussler, Philipp Neuner and Matthias Thürer

Order and rack sequencing in a robotic mobile fulfillment system with multiple picking stations pp. 509-547

Bingqian Wang, Xiuqing Yang and Mingyao Qi

A Monte-Carlo tree search algorithm for the flexible job-shop scheduling in manufacturing systems pp. 548-571

M. Saqlain, S. Ali and J. Y. Lee

Fluid models for customer service web chat systems with interactive automated service pp. 572-598

Miao Yu, Yu Zhao, Chunguang Chang and Liangliang Sun

Volume 35, issue 1, 2023

Data-driven optimization and analytics for maritime logistics pp. 1-4

Kjetil Fagerholt, Leonard Heilig, Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz, Frank Meisel and Shuaian Wang

Deep learning models for vessel’s ETA prediction: bulk ports perspective pp. 5-28

Sara El Mekkaoui, Loubna Benabbou and Abdelaziz Berrado

Robust berth scheduling using machine learning for vessel arrival time prediction pp. 29-69

Lorenz Kolley, Nicolas Rückert, Marvin Kastner, Carlos Jahn and Kathrin Fischer

Berth planning and real-time disruption recovery: a simulation study for a tidal port pp. 70-110

Jaap-Jan Steeg, Menno Oudshoorn and Neil Yorke-Smith

Optimizing production levels in maritime inventory routing with load-dependent speed optimization pp. 111-141

Abdalrahman Algendi, Sebastián Urrutia and Lars Magnus Hvattum

Tiered prediction models for port vessel emissions inventories pp. 142-169

Philip Cammin, Jingjing Yu and Stefan Voß

Data-driven dynamic stacking strategy for export containers in container terminals pp. 170-195

Hyun Ji Park, Sung Won Cho, Abhilasha Nanda and Jin Hyoung Park

Design of empty container depot layouts using data and analytics pp. 196-240

Erhan Karakaya, Alice E. Smith, Rosa G. González Ramírez and Jimena Pascual

A bi-objective multi-population biased random key genetic algorithm for joint scheduling quay cranes and speed adjustable vehicles in container terminals pp. 241-268

Dalila B. M. M. Fontes and S. Mahdi Homayouni

Maritime inventory routing with transshipment: the case of Yamal LNG pp. 269-294

Mingyu Li, Kjetil Fagerholt and Peter Schütz