Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal

2016 - 2026

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Volume 32, issue 4, 2020

Editorial: Simulation optimization in manufacturing and services pp. 763-766

Carlo Meloni, Giulia Pedrielli, Inneke Nieuwenhuyse and Jie Xu

Population-based simulation optimization for urban mass rapid transit networks pp. 767-805

David Schmaranzer, Roland Braune and Karl F. Doerner

Impact of travel time uncertainties on the solution cost of a two-echelon vehicle routing problem with synchronization pp. 806-828

Alexandra Anderluh, Rune Larsen, Vera C. Hemmelmayr and Pamela C. Nolz

Capacity allocation and revenue sharing in healthcare alliances pp. 829-851

Xiaoquan Gao, Jianpei Wen and Jie Song

Integrated preventive maintenance and flow shop scheduling under uncertainty pp. 852-887

Javad Seif, Mohammad Dehghanimohammadabadi and Andrew Junfang Yu

Optimizing real-world factory flows using aggregated discrete event simulation modelling pp. 888-912

Simon Lidberg, Tehseen Aslam, Leif Pehrsson and Amos H. C. Ng

Scheduling approach for on-site jobs of service providers pp. 913-948

Tibor Holczinger, Olivér Ősz and Máté Hegyháti

Volume 32, issue 3, 2020

Efficient procedures for the weighted squared tardiness permutation flowshop scheduling problem pp. 487-522

Maria Raquel C. Costa, Jorge M. S. Valente and Jeffrey E. Schaller

Evolving ant colony system for large-sized integrated process planning and scheduling problem considering sequence-dependent setup times pp. 523-560

Chunghun Ha

An optimization tool to dimension innovative home health care services with devices and disposable materials pp. 561-598

Fabiola Regis-Hernández, Giuliana Carello and Ettore Lanzarone

Fine-grained simulation optimization for the design and operations of a multi-activity clinic pp. 599-628

P. Troy, N. Lahrichi, D. Porubska and L. Rosenberg

Continuous-time scheduling of production, distribution and sales in photovoltaic supply chains with declining prices pp. 629-667

Wolfgang Albrecht and Martin Steinrücke

Expected shortfall for the makespan in activity networks under imperfect information pp. 668-692

Carlo Meloni and Marco Pranzo

A multi commodity flow model incorporating flow reduction functions pp. 693-723

Bayan Bevrani, Robert L. Burdett, Ashish Bhaskar and Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadda

Pricing and greening strategies for a dual-channel closed-loop green supply chain pp. 724-761

C. Mondal, B. C. Giri and T. Maiti

Volume 32, issue 2, 2020

Preface for the special issue on stochastic models of manufacturing and service operations pp. 237-240

James MacGregor Smith, Horst Tempelmeier, Maria Di-Mascolo and Tullio Tolio

Switching- and hedging- point policy for preventive maintenance with degrading machines: application to a two-machine line pp. 241-271

Maria Chiara Magnanini and Tullio Tolio

A decomposition method for assembly/disassembly systems with blocking and general distributions pp. 272-296

Jean-Sébastien Tancrez

Comparison of optimal buffer allocation in flow lines under installation buffer, echelon buffer, and CONWIP policies pp. 297-365

George Liberopoulos

Modeling and analyzing sequence stability in flexible automotive production systems pp. 366-394

Marcel Lehmann and Heinrich Kuhn

Safety stock placement for serial systems under supply process uncertainty pp. 395-424

Bengisu Urlu and Nesim K. Erkip

A two-stage robust optimization approach for the berth allocation problem under uncertainty pp. 425-452

Changchun Liu, Xi Xiang and Li Zheng

Designing intervention scheme for vaccine market: a bilevel programming approach pp. 453-485

Ece Zeliha Demirci and Nesim Kohen Erkip

Volume 32, issue 1, 2020

Editorial for the special issue on “Modelling, simulation, and optimization in health care” pp. 1-5

Paola Cappanera, Jingshan Li, Evren Sahin, Nico J. Vandaele and Filippo Visintin

An ad hoc process mining approach to discover patient paths of an Emergency Department pp. 6-34

Davide Duma and Roberto Aringhieri

A two-level iteration approach for modeling and analysis of rapid response process with multiple deteriorating patients pp. 35-71

Zexian Zeng, Zhenghao Fan, Xiaolei Xie, Colleen H. Swartz, Paul DePriest and Jingshan Li

Medical appointment overbooking and optimal scheduling: tradeoffs between schedule efficiency and accessibility to service pp. 72-101

Yong-Hong Kuo, Hari Balasubramanian and Yan Chen

Scheduling outpatient day service operations for rheumatology diseases pp. 102-128

Rosita Guido, Giuseppe Ielpa and Domenico Conforti

Daily outpatient chemotherapy appointment scheduling with random deferrals pp. 129-153

Thierry Garaix, Salim Rostami and Xiaolan Xie

An adaptive priority policy for radiotherapy scheduling pp. 154-180

Siqiao Li, Ger Koole and Xiaolan Xie

Annual scheduling for anesthesiology medicine residents in task-related programs with a focus on continuity of care pp. 181-212

Sebastian Kraul

Markov model and meta-heuristics combined method for cost-effectiveness analysis pp. 213-235

Xiuxian Wang, Na Geng, Jianxin Qiu, Zhibin Jiang and Liping Zhou

Volume 31, issue 4, 2019

Multi-period process flexibility with inventory pp. 833-893

Philip Kaminsky and Yang Wang

Optimal production and corrective maintenance in a failure-prone manufacturing system under variable demand pp. 894-925

Vladimir Polotski, Jean-Pierre Kenne and Ali Gharbi

Strategic capacity portfolio planning under demand uncertainty and technological change pp. 926-944

Phuc Hong Nguyen and Kung-Jeng Wang

A systematic methodology for the modularization of manufacturing systems during early design pp. 945-988

Federico Rossi, Sabrina Arfelli, S. Jack Hu, Tullio Antonio Maria Tolio and Theodor Freiheit

A branch-and-price algorithm for the home-caregiver scheduling and routing problem with stochastic travel and service times pp. 989-1011

Ran Liu, Biao Yuan and Zhibin Jiang

Operational patient-bed assignment problem in large hospital settings including overflow and uncertainty management pp. 1012-1041

Fabian Schäfer, Manuel Walther, Alexander Hübner and Heinrich Kuhn

Modelling and analysis of the impact of correlated inter-event data on production control using Markovian arrival processes pp. 1042-1076

Nima Manafzadeh Dizbin and Barış Tan

Volume 31, issue 3, 2019

Analytics and models for maritime logistics and systems pp. 563-566

Kjetil Fagerholt, Kap Hwan Kim, Qiang Meng, Julio César Góez, Frank Meisel and Magnus Stålhane

The profit maximizing liner shipping problem with flexible frequencies: logistical and environmental considerations pp. 567-597

Massimo Giovannini and Harilaos N. Psaraftis

Shortsea liner network design with transhipments at sea: a case study from Western Norway pp. 598-619

Magnus Bolstad Holm, Carl Axel Benjamin Medbøen, Kjetil Fagerholt and Peter Schütz

Liner shipping single service design problem with arrival time service levels pp. 620-652

Kevin Tierney, Jan Fabian Ehmke, Ann Melissa Campbell and Daniel Müller

Integrated method for forecasting container slot booking in intercontinental liner shipping service pp. 653-674

Yadong Wang and Qiang Meng

A robust optimization model for the maritime inventory routing problem pp. 675-701

Gustavo Souto dos Santos Diz, Silvio Hamacher and Fabricio Oliveira

A GRASP approach for solving the Blocks Relocation Problem with Stowage Plan pp. 702-729

Raka Jovanovic, Shunji Tanaka, Tatsushi Nishi and Stefan Voß

Scheduling appointments for container truck arrivals considering their effects on congestion pp. 730-762

Sanghyuk Yi, Bernd Scholz-Reiter, Taehoon Kim and Kap Hwan Kim

Integrated scheduling of drayage and long-haul operations in synchromodal transport pp. 763-806

Arturo E. Pérez Rivera and Martijn R. K. Mes

Integration of inter-terminal transport and hinterland rail transport pp. 807-831

Qu Hu, Bart Wiegmans, Francesco Corman and Gabriel Lodewijks

Volume 31, issue 2, 2019

Price and location competition in supply chain with horizontal altruistic retailers pp. 255-278

Zhibing Lin

Decentralized versus cooperative performances in a Nash game between a customer and two suppliers pp. 279-307

Ibtissem Ernez-Gahbiche, Khaled Hadjyoussef, Abdelwaheb Dogui and Zied Jemai

Sailing speed optimization for tramp ships with fuzzy time window pp. 308-330

Bin Yu, Zixuan Peng, Zhihui Tian and Baozhen Yao

A constraint relaxation-based algorithm for the load-dependent vehicle routing problem with time windows pp. 331-353

Ran Liu and Zhibin Jiang

Evaluation of the flow of goods at a warehouse logistic department by Petri Nets pp. 354-380

Carolina Gerini and Anna Sciomachen

Material flow optimisation of production planning and scheduling problem in flexible manufacturing system by real coded genetic algorithm (RCGA) pp. 381-423

K. C. Bhosale and P. J. Pawar

Part family grouping method for reconfigurable manufacturing system considering process time and capacity demand pp. 424-445

Sihan Huang and Yan Yan

Joint production and repair efficiency planning of a multiple deteriorating system pp. 446-471

Héctor Rivera-Gómez, Jorge Lara, Oscar Montaño-Arango, Eva Selene Hernández-Gress, José Ramón Corona-Armenta and Francisca Santana-Robles

A branch-and-bound approach for the single machine maximum lateness stochastic scheduling problem to minimize the value-at-risk pp. 472-496

M. Urgo and J. Váncza

A decision support system and a mathematical model for strategic workforce planning in consultancies pp. 497-523

N. Llort, A. Lusa, C. Martínez-Costa and M. Mateo

An integrated analysis of capacity allocation and patient scheduling in presence of seasonal walk-ins pp. 524-561

Tugba Cayirli, Pinar Dursun and Evrim D. Gunes

Volume 31, issue 1, 2019

Analysis of vehicle emissions in location-routing problem pp. 1-33

Çağrı Koç

A note on: a flexible crane scheduling methodology for container terminals pp. 34-40

Jiang Hang Chen

Distribution planning for products with varying life cycles pp. 41-74

Bhanuteja Sainathuni, Bradley Guthrie, Pratik J. Parikh and Nan Kong

Benefits of robust multiobjective optimization for flexible automotive assembly line balancing pp. 75-103

Manuel Chica, Joaquín Bautista and Jésica de Armas

Simulation-based optimization approach for simultaneous scheduling of vehicles and machines with processing time uncertainty in FMS pp. 104-141

James T. Lin, Chun-Chih Chiu and Yu-Hsiang Chang

A decomposition heuristic to solve the two-stage lot sizing and scheduling problem with temporal cleaning pp. 142-173

Alyne Toscano, Deisemara Ferreira and Reinaldo Morabito

An investigation of shift and break flexibility with real-time break assignments using a rolling horizon approach pp. 174-211

Youngbum Hur, Jonathan F. Bard, Markus Frey and Ferdinand Kiermaier

Evaluating the long-term effects of appointment scheduling policies in a magnetic resonance imaging setting pp. 212-254

Paola Cappanera, Filippo Visintin, Carlo Banditori and Daniele Feo