International Journal of Production Research

1999 - 2025

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Volume 55, issue 24, 2017

Assessment of manual assembly complexity: a theoretical and empirical comparison of two methods pp. 7237-7250

Ann-Christine Falck, Malin Tarrar, Sandra Mattsson, Lina Andersson, Mikael Rosenqvist and Rikard Söderberg

Controlling work in process during semiconductor assembly and test operations pp. 7251-7275

Chuwen Zhang, Jonathan F. Bard and Rodolfo Chacon

Multi-job production systems: definition, problems, and product-mix performance portrait of serial lines pp. 7276-7301

Pooya Alavian, Peter Denno and Semyon M. Meerkov

An improved gravitational search algorithm for profit-oriented partial disassembly line balancing problem pp. 7302-7316

Yaping Ren, Daoyuan Yu, Chaoyong Zhang, Guangdong Tian, Leilei Meng and Xiaoqiang Zhou

An optimal algorithm for selective disassembly sequencing with sequence-dependent set-ups in parallel disassembly environment pp. 7317-7333

Hyung-Won Kim and Dong-Ho Lee

The type-II assembly line rebalancing problem considering stochastic task learning pp. 7334-7355

Yuchen Li

Reducing energy consumption in serial production lines with Bernoulli reliability machines pp. 7356-7379

Wen Su, Xiaolei Xie, Jingshan Li, Li Zheng and Shaw C. Feng

A matheuristic for workforce planning with employee learning and stochastic demand pp. 7380-7397

Silviya Valeva, Mike Hewitt and Barrett W. Thomas

Dynamic programming and mixed integer programming based algorithms for the online glass cutting problem with defects and production targets pp. 7398-7411

Bahadır Durak and Dilek Tuzun Aksu

A comparison of piecewise linear programming formulations for stochastic disassembly line balancing pp. 7412-7434

F. Tevhide Altekin

Studying unbalanced workload and buffer allocation of production systems using multi-objective optimisation pp. 7435-7451

Amos H.C. Ng, Sabry Shaaban and Jacob Bernedixen

Preventing ergonomic risks with integrated planning on assembly line balancing and parts feeding pp. 7452-7472

Daria Battini, Martina Calzavara, Alena Otto and Fabio Sgarbossa

A control theoretical modelling for velocity tuning of the conveyor belt in a dynamic mixed-model assembly line pp. 7473-7495

H. Mosadegh, S.M.T. Fatemi Ghomi and G.A. Süer

The evaluation of an elementary virtual training system for manual assembly pp. 7496-7508

Steven Hoedt, Arno Claeys, Hendrik Van Landeghem and Johannes Cottyn

Productivity improvement through a sequencing generalised assignment in an assembly line system pp. 7509-7523

Seyed-Esmaeil Moussavi, Morad Mahdjoub and Olivier Grunder

IT in lean-based manufacturing industries: systematic literature review and research issues pp. 7524-7540

Cláudia Pinho and Luis Mendes

Minimising maximum tardiness in assembly flowshops with setup times pp. 7541-7565

Asiye Aydilek, Harun Aydilek and Ali Allahverdi

Data envelopment analysis with multiple modes of functioning. Application to reconfigurable manufacturing systems pp. 7566-7583

Sebastián Lozano, Gabriel Villa and Ignacio Eguía

Volume 55, issue 23, 2017

Conceptions and operational use of value and waste in lean manufacturing – an interpretivist approach pp. 6903-6915

Peter E. Johansson and Christer Osterman

An investigation into the development of the absorptive capacity of manufacturing SMEs pp. 6916-6931

Mohammed Saad, Vikas Kumar and John Bradford

Hybrid simulation modelling as a supporting tool for sustainable product service systems: a critical analysis pp. 6932-6945

Alice Rondini, Fabiana Tornese, Maria Grazia Gnoni, Giuditta Pezzotta and Roberto Pinto

Optimal channel coordination in use-based product-service system contracts pp. 6946-6956

Rodrigo Pascual, Matías Siña, Gabriel Santelices, Milton Román and Enrique López Droguett

Informing additive manufacturing technology adoption: total cost and the impact of capacity utilisation pp. 6957-6970

Martin Baumers, Luca Beltrametti, Angelo Gasparre and Richard Hague

Impacts of intellectual capital on process innovation and mass customisation capability: direct and mediating effects pp. 6971-6983

Min Zhang, Yinan Qi and Hangfei Guo

Enhancing performance in service organisations: a case study based on value stream analysis in the telecommunications industry pp. 6984-6999

Dorota Stadnicka and R.M. Chandima Ratnayake

Multi-objective design optimisation of repairable -out-of- subsystems in series with redundant dependency pp. 7000-7021

Milia Habib, Farouk Yalaoui, Hicham Chehade, Iman Jarkass and Nazir Chebbo

The influence of socialisation and absorptive capacity on buyer’s innovation performance pp. 7022-7039

Mesbahuddin Chowdhury, Jayanth Jayaram and Daniel Prajogo

State estimation of discrete event systems for RUL prediction issue pp. 7040-7057

Rabah Ammour, Edouard Leclercq, Eric Sanlaville and Dimitri Lefebvre

Two-dimensional base warranty design based on a new demand function considering heterogeneous usage rate pp. 7058-7072

Shuguang He, Zhaomin Zhang, Guohua Zhang and Zhen He

Towards a conceptual framework for value stream mapping (VSM) implementation: an investigation of managerial factors pp. 7073-7095

Eleftherios Andreadis, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes and Vikas Kumar

Data mining for enhanced driving effectiveness: an eco-driving behaviour analysis model for better driving decisions pp. 7096-7109

Chia-Yu Hsu, Sirirat Sae Lim and Chin-Sheng Yang

A data-driven approach to multi-product production network planning pp. 7110-7134

Rayan Saleem M. Omar, Uday Venkatadri, Claver Diallo and Sakher Mrishih

Periodic replacement strategies: optimality conditions and numerical performance comparisons pp. 7135-7152

Mohamed Larbi Rebaiaia, Daoud Ait-kadi and Afshin Jamshidi

Quality assessment of used-products under uncertain age and usage conditions pp. 7153-7167

Saeed Z. Gavidel and Jeremy L. Rickli

Technology alignment and business strategy: a performance measurement and Dynamic Capability perspective pp. 7168-7186

Rodney McAdam, Umit Bititci and Brendan Galbraith

Graph-based knowledge reuse for supporting knowledge-driven decision-making in new product development pp. 7187-7203

Chao Zhang, Guanghui Zhou, Qi Lu and Fengtian Chang

Readiness, feasibility and confidence: how to help bidders to better develop and assess their offers pp. 7204-7222

Abdourahim Sylla, Elise Vareilles, Thierry Coudert, Konstantinos Kirytopoulos, Michel Aldanondo and Laurent Geneste

Assessment approach to stage of lean transformation cycle based on fuzzy nearness degree and TOPSIS pp. 7223-7235

Chao-chao Liu, Zhan-wen Niu, Pei-Chann Chang and Bo Zhang

Volume 55, issue 22, 2017

The news-vendor problem with drop-shipping and resalable returns pp. 6547-6571

Shouyu Ma, Zied Jemai, Evren Sahin and Yves Dallery

Literature review on the ‘Smart Factory’ concept using bibliometric tools pp. 6572-6591

Fernanda Strozzi, Claudia Colicchia, Alessandro Creazza and Carlo Noè

The impact of retailers’ alliance on manufacturer’s profit in a dual-channel structure pp. 6592-6607

Huihui Liu, Shuguang Sun, Ming Lei, Honghui Deng and G. Keong Leong

Option matters: valuing reverse factoring pp. 6608-6623

Robert Grüter and David A. Wuttke

The impact of cost structure on supply chain cash flow risk pp. 6624-6637

Chih-Yang Tsai

Traceability as a means to investigate supply chain sustainability: the real case of a leather shoe supply chain pp. 6638-6652

Marco Marconi, Eugenia Marilungo, Alessandra Papetti and Michele Germani

The state of the art development of AHP (1979–2017): a literature review with a social network analysis pp. 6653-6675

Ali Emrouznejad and Marianna Marra

Integrating the customers’ perceived risks and benefits into the triple-channel retailing pp. 6676-6690

Wei-Guo Zhang, Qun Zhang, Kamil J. Mizgier and Yue Zhang

Semantic interoperability for an integrated product development process: a systematic literature review pp. 6691-6709

Anderson Luis Szejka, Osiris Canciglieri, Hervé Panetto, Eduardo Rocha Loures and Alexis Aubry

Pricing decisions in closed-loop supply chains with marketing effort and fairness concerns pp. 6710-6731

Peng Ma, Kevin W. Li and Zhou-Jing Wang

Supply chain models with corporate social responsibility pp. 6732-6759

Ying Wu, Haiyan Li, Qinglong Gou and Jibao Gu

A closed-loop supply chain with stochastic product returns and worker experience under learning and forgetting pp. 6760-6778

B.C. Giri and Christoph H. Glock

Supply chain resilience: model development and empirical analysis pp. 6779-6800

Vipul Jain, Sameer Kumar, Umang Soni and Charu Chandra

Adjustable Robust Optimisation approach to optimise discounts for multi-period supply chain coordination under demand uncertainty pp. 6801-6823

Viktoryia Buhayenko and Dick den Hertog

Robust material requirement planning with cumulative demand under uncertainty pp. 6824-6845

Romain Guillaume, Caroline Thierry and Paweł Zieliński

Dynamic supply chain design: a Delphi study of drivers and barriers pp. 6846-6856

Thorsten Krægpøth, Jan Stentoft and Jesper Kronborg Jensen

Optimal pricing and two-dimensional warranty policies for a new product pp. 6857-6870

Wei Xie

The impact of third-party remanufacturing on the forward supply chain: a blessing or a curse? pp. 6871-6882

Minyue Jin, Jiajia Nie, Feng Yang and Yu Zhou

Optimal pricing in a service-inventory system with delay-sensitive customers and lost sales pp. 6883-6902

Jinting Wang and Xuelu Zhang

Volume 55, issue 21, 2017

A multi-objective model for multi-project scheduling and multi-skilled staff assignment for IT product development considering competency evolution pp. 6207-6234

Rong Chen, Changyong Liang, Dongxiao Gu and Joseph Y-T. Leung

Towards an approach of synthesis, validation and implementation of distributed control for AMS by using events ordering relations pp. 6235-6253

Yassine Qamsane, Abdelouahed Tajer and Alexandre Philippot

Virtual fusion: a hybrid environment for improved commissioning in manufacturing systems pp. 6254-6265

Nicholas M. Putman, Francisco Maturana, Kira Barton and Dawn M. Tilbury

The facility location problem from the perspective of triple bottom line accounting of sustainability pp. 6266-6287

Saeedeh Anvari and Metin Turkay

A batching-move iterated local search algorithm for the bin packing problem with generalized precedence constraints pp. 6288-6304

Raphael Kramer, Mauro Dell’Amico and Manuel Iori

Minimising work overload in mixed-model assembly lines with different types of operators: a case study from the truck industry pp. 6305-6326

Karim Aroui, Gülgün Alpan and Yannick Frein

Warehouse design and management pp. 6327-6330

René B. M. De Koster, Andrew Johnson and Debjit Roy

A hierarchical approach to warehouse design pp. 6331-6343

Timothy Sprock, Anike Murrenhoff and Leon F. McGinnis

Maverick picking: the impact of modifications in work schedules on manual order picking processes pp. 6344-6360

Christoph H. Glock, Eric H. Grosse, Ralf M. Elbert and Torsten Franzke

Order picking problems under weight, fragility and category constraints pp. 6361-6379

Thomas Chabot, Rahma Lahyani, Leandro C. Coelho and Jacques Renaud

The use of time series forecasting in zone order picking systems to predict order pickers’ workload pp. 6380-6393

Teun van Gils, Katrien Ramaekers, An Caris and Mario Cools

Order picker routing with product returns and interaction delays pp. 6394-6406

Albert H. Schrotenboer, Susanne Wruck, Kees Jan Roodbergen, Marjolein Veenstra and Arjan S. Dijkstra

Managing warehouse efficiency and worker discomfort through enhanced storage assignment decisions pp. 6407-6422

José Antonio Larco, René de Koster, Kees Jan Roodbergen and Jan Dul

Modelling load retrievals in puzzle-based storage systems pp. 6423-6435

Masoud Mirzaei, René B.M. De Koster and Nima Zaerpour

Optimising space utilisation in block stacking warehouses pp. 6436-6452

Shahab Derhami, Jeffrey S. Smith and Kevin R. Gue

Risk control for staff planning in e-commerce warehouses pp. 6453-6469

Susanne Wruck, Iris F.A. Vis and Jaap Boter

Evaluating warehouse strategies for two-product class distribution planning pp. 6470-6484

Bradley Guthrie, Pratik J. Parikh and Nan Kong

Environmental impact of warehousing: a scenario analysis for the United States pp. 6485-6499

Jörg M. Ries, Eric H. Grosse and Johannes Fichtinger

Zone merge sequencing in an automated order picking system pp. 6500-6515

Yingying Wu, Chen Zhou, Yaohua Wu and Xiang T. R. Kong

Graph-based solution for performance evaluation of shuttle-based storage and retrieval system pp. 6516-6526

Banu Yetkin Ekren

Collaborative solutions for inter terminal transport pp. 6527-6546

Amir Hossein Gharehgozli, René de Koster and Rick Jansen

Volume 55, issue 20, 2017

Incorporation of engineering knowledge into the modeling process: a local approach pp. 5865-5880

Heeyoung Kim, Justin T. Vastola, Sungil Kim, Jye-Chyi Lu and Martha A. Grover

A computational approach for the optimal conceptual design synthesis based on the distributed resource environment pp. 5881-5901

Bin Chen and Youbai Xie

Modelling and performance evaluation of explosive storage policies in internet fulfilment warehouses pp. 5902-5915

Sevilay Onal, Jingran Zhang and Sanchoy Das

Bilevel joint optimisation for product family architecting considering make-or-buy decisions pp. 5916-5941

Xiaojie Liu, Gang Du and Roger J. Jiao

Integrated production scheduling and vehicle routing problem with job splitting and delivery time windows pp. 5942-5957

Liang-Liang Fu, Mohamed Ali Aloulou and Chefi Triki

Balancing of mixed-model parallel U-shaped assembly lines considering model sequences pp. 5958-5975

Ibrahim Kucukkoc and David Z. Zhang

Computational modelling of manufacturing choice complexity in a mixed-model assembly line pp. 5976-5990

Moise Busogi, Kasin Ransikarbum, Yeong Gwang Oh and Namhun Kim

Rebalancing the assembly lines: exact solution approaches pp. 5991-6010

Ece Sancı and Meral Azizoğlu

Job-shop like manufacturing system with variable power threshold and operations with power requirements pp. 6011-6032

Sylverin Kemmoe, Damien Lamy and Nikolay Tchernev

Flexibility-based multi-objective approach for machines selection in reconfigurable manufacturing system (RMS) design under unavailability constraints pp. 6033-6051

Hichem Haddou Benderbal, Mohammed Dahane and Lyes Benyoucef

Algorithms for the joint multitasking scheduling and common due date assignment problem pp. 6052-6066

Ming Liu, Shijin Wang, Feifeng Zheng and Chengbin Chu

Perception differences between buyer and supplier: the effect of agent negotiation styles pp. 6067-6083

Hung-Chung Su, Yi-Su Chen and Young K. Ro

Scheduling a tempered glass manufacturing system: a three-stage hybrid flow shop model pp. 6084-6107

Ming Liu, Xuenan Yang, Jiantong Zhang and Chengbin Chu

Disassembly line balancing using linear physical programming pp. 6108-6119

Mehmet Ali Ilgin, Hakan Akçay and Ceyhun Araz

A framework for cost evaluation in product service system configuration pp. 6120-6144

Jin Shen, John Ahmet Erkoyuncu, Rajkumar Roy and Bin Wu

Improving the migrating birds optimization metaheuristic for the permutation flow shop with sequence-dependent set-up times pp. 6145-6157

Imène Benkalai, Djamal Rebaine, Caroline Gagné and Pierre Baptiste

Literature review on disruption recovery in the supply chain pp. 6158-6174

Dmitry Ivanov, Alexandre Dolgui, Boris Sokolov and Marina Ivanova

Assignment rules in robotic mobile fulfilment systems for online retailers pp. 6175-6192

Bipan Zou, Yeming (Yale) Gong, Xianhao Xu and Zhe Yuan

Integrated production scheduling and batch delivery with fixed departure times and inventory holding costs pp. 6193-6206

Alessandro Agnetis, Mohamed Ali Aloulou and Mikhail Y. Kovalyov

Volume 55, issue 19, 2017

A variable sampling interval Shewhart control chart for monitoring the coefficient of variation in short production runs pp. 5521-5536

Asma Amdouni, Philippe Castagliola, Hassen Taleb and Giovanni Celano

Selecting key performance indicators for production with a linear programming approach pp. 5537-5549

Nicole Stricker, Fabio Echsler Minguillon and Gisela Lanza

Assigning licenced technicians to maintenance tasks at aircraft maintenance base: a bi-objective approach and a Chinese airline application pp. 5550-5563

Gang Chen, Wen He, Lawrence C. Leung, Tian Lan and Yingying Han

Domain-specific Gaussian process-based intelligent sampling for inspection planning of complex surfaces pp. 5564-5578

Lijian Sun, Mingjun Ren and Yuehong Yin

A condition monitoring approach for real-time monitoring of degrading systems using Kalman filter and logistic regression pp. 5579-5596

E. Skordilis and R. Moghaddass

Product quality improvement method in manufacturing process based on kernel optimisation algorithm pp. 5597-5608

Zhe Wei, Yixiong Feng, Zhaoxi Hong, Rongxia Qu and Jianrong Tan

Optimal patient assignment for W queueing network in a diagnostic facility setting pp. 5609-5631

Na Geng, Letian Chen, Ran Liu and Yanhong Zhu

A supportive pricing model for suppliers with purchase order financing pp. 5632-5646

Andy Wu

Evaluation of reverse referral partnership in a tiered hospital system – A queuing-based approach pp. 5647-5663

Na Li, Nan Kong, Quanlin Li and Zhibin Jiang

Modelling and workload reallocation of call centres with multi-type customers pp. 5664-5680

Na Li, Xin Yu and Andrea Matta

Preventive maintenance of a batch production system under time-varying operational condition pp. 5681-5705

Jiawen Hu, Zuhua Jiang and Haitao Liao

A supply chain model with vendor-managed inventory, consignment, and quality inspection errors pp. 5706-5727

Hesham K. Alfares and Ahmed M. Attia

Optimal policy in a hybrid manufacturing/remanufacturing system with financial hedging pp. 5728-5742

Hong Sun, Weida Chen, Zhiliang Ren and Biyu Liu

A maintenance strategy for two-dimensional extended warranty based on dynamic usage rate pp. 5743-5759

Peng Tong, Xuefeng Song and Liu Zixian

Performance analysis of open general queuing networks with blocking and feedback pp. 5760-5781

Hui-Yu Zhang, Qing-Xin Chen, James MacGregor Smith, Ning Mao, Ai-Lin Yu and Zhan-Tao Li

Determining end-of-life policy for recoverable products pp. 5782-5800

Daniel W. Steeneck and Subhash C. Sarin

Factors that influence users’ adoption intention of mobile health: a structural equation modeling approach pp. 5801-5815

Rui Miao, Qi Wu, Zheng Wang, Xilin Zhang, Yuqin Song, Hui Zhang, Qingfang Sun and Zhibin Jiang

A technical note on the dynamic nonstationary inventory-pricing control model with lost sale pp. 5816-5825

Sirong Luo and Jianrong Wang

Simulation of inventory systems with unknown input models: a data-driven approach pp. 5826-5840

Alp Akcay and Canan G. Corlu

Integrated predictive maintenance strategy for manufacturing systems by combining quality control and mission reliability analysis pp. 5841-5862

Yihai He, Changchao Gu, Zhaoxiang Chen and Xiao Han

Corrigendum pp. 5863-5863

G. Nenes and Y. Nikolaidis

Volume 55, issue 18, 2017

Non-cooperative game of a duopoly under asymmetric information on consumer location pp. 5185-5201

Avi Herbon

Multi-sensor task allocation framework for supply networks security using task administration protocols pp. 5202-5224

Itshak Tkach, Yael Edan and Shimon Y. Nof

Vendor managed inventory with consignment stock for supply chain with stock- and price-dependent demand pp. 5225-5242

M. Hemmati, S.M.T. Fatemi Ghomi and Mohsen S. Sajadieh

Multiobjective capital allocation for supplier development under risk pp. 5243-5258

Kamil J. Mizgier, Joseph M. Pasia and Srinivas Talluri

The influence of process-oriented organisational design on operational performance and innovation: a quantitative analysis in the financial services industry pp. 5259-5270

Michael Leyer, Jutta Stumpf-Wollersheim and Francesco Pisani

Optimal decision-making via binary decision diagrams for investments under a risky environment pp. 5271-5286

Alberto Pliego Marugán, Fausto Pedro García Márquez and Benjamin Lev

A pricing/ordering model for a dyadic supply chain with buyback guarantee financing and fairness concerns pp. 5287-5304

Jianxin Chen, Yong-Wu Zhou and Yuanguang Zhong

A fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making approach for managing performance and risk in integrated procurement–production planning pp. 5305-5329

Rihab Khemiri, Khaoula Elbedoui-Maktouf, Bernard Grabot and Belhassen Zouari

A Markovian approach for multi-level multi-product multi-period capacitated lot-sizing problem with uncertainty in levels pp. 5330-5340

J. Behnamian, S.M.T. Fatemi Ghomi, B. Karimi and M. Fadaei Moludi

A lateral transshipment model for perishable inventory management pp. 5341-5354

Dilupa Nakandala, Henry Lau and Paul K.C. Shum

Modelling and analysis of a symbiotic waste management system pp. 5355-5377

Jie Xiong, Tsan Sheng Ng, Zhou He and Bo Fan

Production planning in automotive powertrain plants: a case study pp. 5378-5393

Idris Lalami, Yannick Frein and Jean-Philippe Gayon

Chassis inventory management at U.S. container ports:modelling and case study pp. 5394-5404

ManWo Ng and Wayne K. Talley

Coordinating batching decisions in manufacturing networks pp. 5405-5422

Durk-Jouke van der Zee

Bullwhip and anti-bullwhip effects in a supply chain pp. 5423-5434

Gang Li, Gang Yu, Shouyang Wang and Hong Yan

Propagation of unit location uncertainty in dense storage environments pp. 5435-5449

Patrick J. Reilly, Jennifer A. Pazour and Kellie R. Schneider

Manufacturing data analytics using a virtual factory representation pp. 5450-5464

Sanjay Jain, Guodong Shao and Seung-Jun Shin

Joint optimisation of tracking capability and price in a supply chain with endogenous pricing pp. 5465-5484

James B. Dai, Lei Fan, Neville K.S. Lee and Jianbin Li

Optimal collaborative transportation service trading in B2B e-commerce logistics pp. 5485-5501

Mengdi Zhang, Saurabh Pratap, George Q. Huang and Zhiheng Zhao

Pricing and capacity planning for product-line expansion and reduction pp. 5502-5519

Birendra K. Mishra, Ashutosh Prasad, Dhinu Srinivasan and Mohsen ElHafsi

Volume 55, issue 17, 2017

Classification and prediction of burr formation in micro drilling of ductile metals pp. 4833-4846

Yoomin Ahn and Seoung Hwan Lee

Parametric design-based multi-objective optimisation for high-pressure turbine disc pp. 4847-4861

Dongliang Cui, Guoqi Feng, Ping Zhou and Yajun Zhang

Automatic translation of plant data into management performance metrics: a case for real-time and predictive production control pp. 4862-4877

A. Mousavi and H.R.A. Siervo

Kriging models for payload distribution optimisation of freight trains pp. 4878-4890

Gabriele Arcidiacono, Rossella Berni, Luciano Cantone and Pierpaolo Placidoli

The extent of knowledge of Quick Response Manufacturing principles: an exploratory transnational study pp. 4891-4911

Moacir Godinho Filho, Antonio Gilberto Marchesini, Jan Riezebos, Nico Vandaele and Gilberto Miller Devós Ganga

Team diversity and manufacturing process innovation performance: the moderating role of technology maturity pp. 4912-4930

Jung Young Lee, Morgan Swink and Temyos Pandejpong

Sustainability of process improvements: an application of the experiential learning model (ELM) pp. 4931-4947

Satya S. Chakravorty and Douglas N. Hales

Exponentially weighted control charts to monitor multivariate process variability for high dimensions pp. 4948-4962

Nadeera Gnan Tilshan Gunaratne, Malihe Akhavan Abdollahian, Shamsul Huda and John Yearwood

A novel approach to deriving the lower confidence limit of indices,, and in assessing process capability pp. 4963-4981

Kuen-Suan Chen, Kung-Jeng Wang and Tsang-Chuan Chang

Using common weights and efficiency invariance principles for resource allocation and target setting pp. 4982-4997

Feng Li, Jian Song, Alexandre Dolgui and Liang Liang

Using big data to make better decisions in the digital economy pp. 4998-5000

Kim Hua Tan, Guojun Ji, Chee Peng Lim and Ming-Lang Tseng

Using artificial neural networks to predict container flows between the major ports of Asia pp. 5001-5010

Feng-Ming Tsai and Linda J.W. Huang

Modelling quality dynamics, business value and firm performance in a big data analytics environment pp. 5011-5026

Steven Ji-fan Ren, Samuel Fosso Wamba, Shahriar Akter, Rameshwar Dubey and Stephen J. Childe

The role of social media data in operations and production management pp. 5027-5036

Hing Kai Chan, Ewelina Lacka, Rachel W.Y. Yee and Ming K. Lim

Recommender systems using cluster-indexing collaborative filtering and social data analytics pp. 5037-5049

Kyoung-jae Kim and Hyunchul Ahn

A group signature based buyer coalition scheme with trustable third party pp. 5050-5061

Laor Boongasame, Punnarumol Temdee and Farhad Daneshgar

Predictive analytics for truck arrival time estimation: a field study at a European distribution centre pp. 5062-5078

Sjoerd van der Spoel, Chintan Amrit and Jos van Hillegersberg

Supply chain resources integration optimisation in B2C online shopping pp. 5079-5094

J.M. Yao

Analysing semiconductor manufacturing big data for root cause detection of excursion for yield enhancement pp. 5095-5107

Chen-Fu Chien, Chiao-Wen Liu and Shih-Chung Chuang

Big data and supply chain decisions: the impact of volume, variety and velocity properties on the bullwhip effect pp. 5108-5126

Erik Hofmann

Dynamic supply chain decisions based on networked sensor data: an application in the chilled food retail chain pp. 5127-5141

Dong Li and Xiaojun Wang

Predicting consumer product demands via Big Data: the roles of online promotional marketing and online reviews pp. 5142-5156

Alain Yee Loong Chong, Eugene Ch’ng, Martin J. Liu and Boying Li

Discovering customer value for marketing systems: an empirical case study pp. 5157-5167

Wen-Yu Chiang

How big data and analytics reshape the wearable device market – the context of e-health pp. 5168-5182

Jing Wu, He Li, Zhangxi Lin and Khim-Yong Goh

Corrigendum pp. 5183-5183

The Editors

Volume 55, issue 16, 2017

Exploiting timely demand information in determining production lot-sizing: an exploratory study pp. 4531-4543

Qiannong Gu, John K. Visich, Kunpeng Li and Ziping Wang

Economic production quantity with maintenance interruptions under random and correlated yields pp. 4544-4556

Walid W. Nasr, Moueen Salameh and Lama Moussawi-Haidar

Improved preventive maintenance in the framework of forecasting problem under subcontractor constraint pp. 4557-4600

Zied Hajej, Nidhal Rezg and Ali Gharbi

The inverse hockey stick effect: an empirical investigation of the fiscal calendar’s impact on firm inventories pp. 4601-4624

Kai Hoberg, Florian Badorf and Lars Lapp

Optimal joint replenishment policy for multiple non-instantaneous deteriorating items pp. 4625-4642

Xue-Yi Ai, Jin-Long Zhang and Lin Wang

Investigating reliability improvement of second-hand production equipment considering warranty and preventive maintenance strategies pp. 4643-4661

Mohamed Noomane Darghouth, Anis Chelbi and Daoud Ait-kadi

Cycle time-oriented mid-term production planning for semiconductor wafer fabrication pp. 4662-4679

Phillip O. Kriett, Sebastian Eirich and Martin Grunow

On the estimation of on-hand stocks for base-stock policies and lost sales systems and its impact on service measures pp. 4680-4694

Manuel Cardós, Ester Guijarro and Eugenia Babiloni

On the backlog-sequencing decision for extending the applicability of ConWIP to high-variety contexts: an assessment by simulation pp. 4695-4711

Matthias Thürer, Nuno O. Fernandes, Mark Stevenson and Ting Qu

Quality-driven recovery decisions for used components in reverse logistics pp. 4712-4728

Kai Meng, Peihuang Lou, Xianghui Peng and Victor Prybutok

A two-stage decomposition method on fresh product distribution problem pp. 4729-4752

Hongtao Hu, Ye Zhang and Lu Zhen

An event-based analysis of condition-based maintenance decision-making in multistage production systems pp. 4753-4764

Yang Li, Qirong Tang, Qing Chang and Michael P. Brundage

A hybrid approach combining modified artificial bee colony and cuckoo search algorithms for multi-objective cloud manufacturing service composition pp. 4765-4784

Jiajun Zhou and Xifan Yao

Predictive maintenance of complex system with multi-level reliability structure pp. 4785-4801

Dongjin Lee and Rong Pan

Impact of lean interventions on time buffer reduction in a hospital setting pp. 4802-4815

Oskar P. Roemeling, Martin J. Land, Kees Ahaus, Jannes Slomp and Wouter van den Bijllaardt

Learning and screening errors in an EPQ inventory model for supply chains with stochastic lead time demands pp. 4816-4832

Mehmood Khan, Matloub Hussain and Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón

Volume 55, issue 15, 2017

Pollux: a dynamic hybrid control architecture for flexible job shop systems pp. 4229-4247

Jose-Fernando Jimenez, Abdelghani Bekrar, Gabriel Zambrano-Rey, Damien Trentesaux and Paulo Leitão

Proactive assessment of basic complexity in manual assembly: development of a tool to predict and control operator-induced quality errors pp. 4248-4260

Ann-Christine Falck, Roland Örtengren, Mikael Rosenqvist and Rikard Söderberg

Tool path generation via the multi-criteria optimisation for flat-end milling of sculptured surfaces pp. 4261-4282

YaoAn Lu, Ye Ding and LiMin Zhu

A synthesis approach to distributed supervisory control design for manufacturing systems with Grafcet implementation pp. 4283-4303

Yassine Qamsane, Abdelouahed Tajer and Alexandre Philippot

Effects of social capital on operational performance: impacts of servitisation pp. 4304-4318

Min Zhang, Hangfei Guo and Xiande Zhao

A new model to implement Six Sigma in small- and medium-sized enterprises pp. 4319-4340

Taieb Ben Romdhane, Ahmed Badreddine and Manel Sansa

Cloud computing and its impact on service level: a multi-agent simulation model pp. 4341-4353

Yang Yu, Ray Qing Cao and Dara Schniederjans

A phase I multi-modelling approach for profile monitoring of signal data pp. 4354-4377

Marco Grasso, Bianca Maria Colosimo and Fugee Tsung

TFT-LCD industry performance analysis and evaluation using GRA and DEA models pp. 4378-4391

Ruey-Chyn Tsaur, I-Fei Chen and Yu-Shan Chan

The impact of maintainability on the manufacturing system architecture pp. 4392-4410

Xi Gu

Optimization of the LCD optical film cutting problem pp. 4411-4435

Yeu-Shiang Huang, Shiang-An Wang and Chih-Chiang Fang

Hesitant fuzzy integrated MCDM approach for quality function deployment: a case study in electric vehicle pp. 4436-4449

Song-Man Wu, Hu-Chen Liu and Li-En Wang

The significance of organizational change management for sustainable competitiveness in manufacturing: exploring the firm archetypes pp. 4450-4465

Gökan May and Bojan Stahl

Extracting sectional contours from scanned point clouds via adaptive surface projection pp. 4466-4480

Farbod Khameneifar and Hsi-Yung Feng

A framework for the integration of Green and Lean Six Sigma for superior sustainability performance pp. 4481-4515

Anass Cherrafi, Said Elfezazi, Kannan Govindan, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Khalid Benhida and Ahmed Mokhlis

Process-oriented risk assessment methodology for manufacturing process evaluation pp. 4516-4529

Liaqat A. Shah, Alain Etienne, Ali Siadat and François Vernadat

Volume 55, issue 14, 2017

Information technology strategy for a patient-oriented, lean, and agile integration of hospital pharmacy and medical equipment supply chains pp. 3929-3945

Véronique Nabelsi and Stephane Gagnon

Shortage decision policies for a fluid production model with MAP arrivals pp. 3946-3969

Yonit Barron and Dror Hermel

Mitigating supply chain disruptions through interconnected logistics services in the Physical Internet pp. 3970-3983

Yanyan Yang, Shenle Pan and Eric Ballot

Production lead-time hedging and coordination in prefabricated construction supply chain management pp. 3984-4002

Yue Zhai, Ray Y. Zhong, Zhi Li and George Huang

Many-objective harmony search for integrated order planning in steelmaking-continuous casting-hot rolling production of multi-plants pp. 4003-4020

Jianhua Lin, Min Liu, Jinghua Hao and Peng Gu

Data envelopment analysis of AGV fleet sizing at a port container terminal pp. 4021-4034

Danijela Pjevcevic, Milos Nikolic, Natasa Vidic and Katarina Vukadinovic

Data mining-based algorithm for storage location assignment in a randomised warehouse pp. 4035-4052

King-Wah Pang and Hau-Ling Chan

Exploring nonlinear supply chains: the dynamics of capacity constraints pp. 4053-4067

Borja Ponte, Xun Wang, David de la Fuente and Stephen M. Disney

Comparing different coordination scenarios in a three-level supply chain system pp. 4068-4088

Siraj K. Zahran, Mohamad Y. Jaber and Simone Zanoni

Online retailer recommender systems: a competitive analysis pp. 4089-4109

Dong-Hui Yang and Xing Gao

Determining importance ratings of patients’ requirements with multi-granular linguistic evaluation information pp. 4110-4122

Xiaobing Li and Zhen He

Two-critical-number control policy for a stochastic production inventory system with partial backlogging pp. 4123-4135

Hsien-Jen Lin

Towards a standardised information exchange within finished vehicle logistics based on RFID and EPCIS pp. 4136-4152

Dirk Werthmann, Dennis Brandwein, Carmen Ruthenbeck, Bernd Scholz-Reiter and Michael Freitag

Compound Poisson demand with price-dependent intensity for fast moving items: price optimisation and parameters estimation pp. 4153-4163

Anna V. Kitaeva, Alexandra O. Zhukovskaya and Oleg A. Zmeev

Multi-dimensional clearing functions for aggregate capacity modelling in multi-stage production systems pp. 4164-4179

Erinc Albey, Ümit Bilge and Reha Uzsoy

Development of a hybrid fresh food supply chain risk assessment model pp. 4180-4195

Dilupa Nakandala, Henry Lau and Li Zhao

The impacts of IT capability and marketing capability on supply chain integration: a resource-based perspective pp. 4196-4211

Wantao Yu, Mark A. Jacobs, Roberto Chavez and Mengying Feng

From production systems to health care delivery systems: a retrospective look on similarities, difficulties and opportunities pp. 4212-4227

Xiang Zhong, Hyo Kyung Lee and Jingshan Li

Volume 55, issue 13, 2017

Evaluating order acceptance policies for divergent production systems with co-production pp. 3631-3643

Ludwig Dumetz, Jonathan Gaudreault, André Thomas, Nadia Lehoux, Philippe Marier and Hind El-Haouzi

Subject-orientation as design language for integration across organisational control layers pp. 3644-3656

Matthias Neubauer, Florian Krenn, Dennis Majoe and Christian Stary

Robust production planning and control for multi-stage systems with flexible final assembly lines pp. 3657-3673

Dávid Gyulai, András Pfeiffer and László Monostori

Automated experience-based learning for plug and produce assembly systems pp. 3674-3685

Daniele Scrimieri, Nikolas Antzoulatos, Elkin Castro and Svetan M. Ratchev

Designing public storage warehouses with high demand for revenue maximisation pp. 3686-3700

Zhe Yuan, Haoxuan Xu, Yeming (Yale) Gong, Chengbin Chu and Jinlong Zhang

Interdisciplinary product lines to support the engineering in the machine manufacturing domain pp. 3701-3714

Stefan Feldmann and Birgit Vogel-Heuser

The optimal feedrate planning on five-axis parametric tool path with geometric and kinematic constraints for CNC machine tools pp. 3715-3731

Huan Liu, Qiang Liu, Pengpeng Sun, Qitong Liu and Songmei Yuan

Developments of traditional value stream mapping to enhance personal and organisational system and methods competencies pp. 3732-3746

Alexander Sunk, Peter Kuhlang, Thomas Edtmayr and Wilfried Sihn

Optimal stack layout in a sea container terminal with automated lifting vehicles pp. 3747-3765

Akash Gupta, Debjit Roy, René de Koster and Sampanna Parhi

Set-up and production planning in hybrid manufacturing–remanufacturing systems with large returns pp. 3766-3787

Vladimir Polotski, Jean-Pierre Kenne and Ali Gharbi

A lean environmental benchmarking (LEB) method for the management of cutting tools pp. 3788-3807

Roberto Luiz Tomelero, João Carlos Espíndola Ferreira, Vikas Kumar and Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes

Coordinated optimisation of platform-driven product line planning by bilevel programming pp. 3808-3831

Chenlu Miao, Gang Du, Roger J. Jiao and Tiebin Zhang

amePLM: a platform providing information provision in engineering pp. 3832-3841

Joachim Lentes and Nikolas Zimmermann

Sensitivity analysis for justification of utilising special purpose machine tools in the presence of uncertain parameters pp. 3842-3861

Ana Vafadar, Kevin Hayward and Majid Tolouei-Rad

An integrated framework for product line design for modular products: product attribute and functionality-driven perspective pp. 3862-3885

Mohit Goswami, Yash Daultani and M.K. Tiwari

Iterative product design through group opinion evolution pp. 3886-3905

Runliang Dou, Yubo Zhang and Guofang Nan

A cross-sector review on the use of value stream mapping pp. 3906-3928

Wenchi Shou, Jun Wang, Peng Wu, Xiangyu Wang and Heap-Yih Chong

Volume 55, issue 12, 2017

Dynamic pricing with stochastic reference effects based on a finite memory window pp. 3331-3348

Wenjie Bi, Guo Li and Mengqi Liu

Optimisation of product configuration in consideration of customer satisfaction and low carbon pp. 3349-3373

Dunbing Tang, Qi Wang and Inayat Ullah

From loop structure to policy-making: a CONWIP design framework for hybrid flow shop control in one-of-a-kind production environment pp. 3374-3391

Guodong Huang, Jie Chen, Xiuli Wang, Yiqun Shi and Houping Tian

Product variety and distribution channel structure pp. 3392-3410

Shanshan Guo and H. Sebastian Heese

Coordination of a supply chain with loss-averse consumers in service quality pp. 3411-3430

Danqin Yang and Tiaojun Xiao

Supply chain design to guarantee quoted lead time and inventory replenishment: model and insights pp. 3431-3450

Ramzi Hammami, Yannick Frein and Bouchaib Bahli

An optimisation model for purchase, production and distribution in fish supply chain – a case study pp. 3451-3464

Arash Abedi and Weihang Zhu

Understanding the market for remanufactured products: what can we learn from online trading and Web search sites? pp. 3465-3479

Marta Jakowczyk, João Quariguasi Frota Neto, Andrew Gibson and Luk N. Van Wassenhove

Cost-effectiveness of audio description production process: comparative analysis of outsourcing and ‘in-house’ methods pp. 3480-3496

Malgorzata Plaza

Alternative production strategies based on the comparison of additive and traditional manufacturing technologies pp. 3497-3509

Charisios Achillas, Dimitrios Tzetzis and Maria Olga Raimondo

Dual-channel closed loop supply chains: forward channel competition, power structures and coordination pp. 3510-3527

Benrong Zheng, Chao Yang, Jun Yang and Min Zhang

Capturing helpful reviews from social media for product quality improvement: a multi-class classification approach pp. 3528-3541

Cuiqing Jiang, Yao Liu, Yong Ding, Kun Liang and Rui Duan

Ecosystem evolution mechanism of manufacturing service system driven by service providers pp. 3542-3558

Wei Zhang, Yongjiang Shi, Miying Yang, Xinjian Gu, Renzhong Tang and Xiaohong Pan

Scrap value stream mapping (S-VSM): a new approach to improve the supply scrap management process pp. 3559-3576

Gionata Carmignani

Modelling end of life phase of the complex products: the case of end of life aircraft pp. 3577-3595

Samira Keivanpour and Daoud Ait Kadi

Model predictive control for inventory management in biomass manufacturing supply chains pp. 3596-3608

Dayron Antonio Álvarez-Rodríguez, Julio Elias Normey-Rico and Rodolfo César Costa Flesch

Past, present and future of Industry 4.0 - a systematic literature review and research agenda proposal pp. 3609-3629

Yongxin Liao, Fernando Deschamps, Eduardo de Freitas Rocha Loures and Luiz Felipe Pierin Ramos

Volume 55, issue 11, 2017

A flexible labour division approach to the polygon packing problem based on space allocation pp. 3025-3045

Yingcong Wang, Renbin Xiao and Huimin Wang

Online heuristics for unloading boxes off a gravity conveyor pp. 3046-3057

Pierre Baptiste, Reinhard Bürgy, Alain Hertz and Djamal Rebaine

Behaviour perception-based disruption models for the parallel machine capacitated lot-sizing and scheduling problem pp. 3058-3072

Huasheng Yang, Vincent Low, Canrong Zhang, Li Zheng and Lixin Miao

A three-stage decomposition approach for energy-aware scheduling with processing-time-dependent product quality pp. 3073-3091

Guo-Sheng Liu, Hai-Dong Yang and Ming-Bao Cheng

Optimal scheduling for sequentially connected cluster tools with dual-armed robots and a single input and output module pp. 3092-3109

Dae-Kyu Kim, Hyun-Jung Kim and Tae-Eog Lee

A lever concept integrated with simple rules for flow shop scheduling pp. 3110-3125

Wei Li, Theodor Freiheit and Enming Miao

A shuffled frog-leaping algorithm for flexible job shop scheduling with the consideration of energy consumption pp. 3126-3140

Deming Lei, Youlian Zheng and Xiuping Guo

Solution algorithms for the number of tardy jobs minimisation scheduling with a time-dependent learning effect pp. 3141-3148

Zhenyou Wang, Cai-Min Wei and Linhui Sun

A discrete electromagnetism-like mechanism for parallel machine scheduling under a grade of service provision pp. 3149-3163

Chao-Tang Tseng, Cheng-Hsiung Lee, Yuan-Shyi Peter Chiu and Wei-Te Lu

Single machine scheduling problems with generalised due-dates and job-rejection pp. 3164-3172

Enrique Gerstl and Gur Mosheiov

Flexible job-shop scheduling/rescheduling in dynamic environment: a hybrid MAS/ACO approach pp. 3173-3196

Sicheng Zhang and Tak Nam Wong

Dynamic scheduling in steelmaking-continuous casting production for continuous caster breakdown pp. 3197-3216

Jianyu Long, Zhong Zheng and Xiaoqiang Gao

Flow shop scheduling with a batch processor and limited buffer pp. 3217-3233

Cheng Zhang, Zhongshun Shi, Zewen Huang, Yifan Wu and Leyuan Shi

New scheduling algorithms and digital tool for dynamic permutation flowshop with newly arrived order pp. 3234-3248

Weibo Liu, Yan Jin and Mark Price

A Genco self-scheduling problem with correlated prices using a new robust optimization approach pp. 3249-3265

Amir Jalilvand-Nejad, Rasoul Shafaei and Hamid Shahriari

Iterative algorithms for batching and scheduling to minimise the total job tardiness in two-stage hybrid flow shops pp. 3266-3282

Jae-Min Yu, Rong Huang and Dong-Ho Lee

Scheduling of deadlock and failure-prone automated manufacturing systems via hybrid heuristic search pp. 3283-3293

Jian Chao Luo, Ke Yi Xing, Meng Chu Zhou, Xiao Ling Li and Xin Nian Wang

Extending the boundaries between scheduling and dispatching: hedging and rescheduling techniques pp. 3294-3307

Michele E. Pfund and John W. Fowler

Solving comprehensive dynamic job shop scheduling problem by using a GRASP-based approach pp. 3308-3325

Adil Baykasoğlu and Fatma S. Karaslan

Demonstrating Johnson’s algorithm via resource-constrained scheduling pp. 3326-3330

T.C.E. Cheng and B.M.T. Lin

Volume 55, issue 10, 2017

Simulated annealing algorithms for the multi-manned assembly line balancing problem: minimising cycle time pp. 2731-2751

Abdolreza Roshani and Davide Giglio

Effect of worker sequence on cycle time in a U-shaped line with chase mode pp. 2752-2763

Koichi Nakade

Additional effort estimation due to ergonomic conditions in order picking systems pp. 2764-2774

Daria Battini, Martina Calzavara, Alessandro Persona and Fabio Sgarbossa

Cell design and multi-period machine loading in cellular reconfigurable manufacturing systems with alternative routing pp. 2775-2790

Ignacio Eguia, Jose Carlos Molina, Sebastian Lozano and Jesus Racero

The effect of work content imbalance and its interaction with scheduling method on sequential flow line performance pp. 2791-2805

Theodor Freiheit and Wei Li

Assembly sequence planning for processes with heterogeneous reliabilities pp. 2806-2828

Shraga Shoval, Mahmoud Efatmaneshnik and Michael J. Ryan

Workload balancing and manufacturing complexity levelling in mixed-model assembly lines pp. 2829-2844

Luiza Zeltzer, El-Houssaine Aghezzaf and Veronique Limère

Towards a lean automation interface for workstations pp. 2845-2856

Dennis Kolberg, Joshua Knobloch and Detlef Zühlke

Heuristic approaches for mixed-model sequencing problem with stochastic processing times pp. 2857-2880

H. Mosadegh, S.M.T. Fatemi Ghomi and G.A. Süer

A vulcanising decision planning as a particular one-dimensional cutting stock problem with limited part-related tooling in make-to-order industrial environments pp. 2881-2896

Federico Trigos and Eduardo Manuel López

A stochastic programming model for resequencing buffer content optimisation in mixed-model assembly lines pp. 2897-2912

Elif Elcin Gunay and Ufuk Kula

An exact penalty function method for optimising QAP formulation in facility layout problem pp. 2913-2929

Jingyang Zhou, Peter E.D. Love, Kok Lay Teo and Hanbin Luo

Mechanism to minimise the assembly time with feeder assignment for a multi-headed gantry and high-speed SMT machine pp. 2930-2949

Jihee Han and Yoonho Seo

A multi-agent framework for capability-based reconfiguration of industrial assembly systems pp. 2950-2960

Nikolas Antzoulatos, Elkin Castro, Lavindra de Silva, André Dionisio Rocha, Svetan Ratchev and José Barata

Optimisation of burn-in time considering the hidden loss of quality deviations in the manufacturing process pp. 2961-2977

Yihai He, Linbo Wang, Yi Wei and Zhenzhen He

Minimising total cost for training and assigning multiskilled workers in production systems pp. 2978-2989

Kuo-Ching Ying and Yi-Ju Tsai

Line- conversion towards reducing worker(s) without increasing makespan: models, exact and meta-heuristic solutions pp. 2990-3007

Yang Yu, Wei Sun, Jiafu Tang, Ikou Kaku and Junwei Wang

Selective maintenance optimisation for series-parallel systems alternating missions and scheduled breaks with stochastic durations pp. 3008-3024

Abdelhakim Khatab, EL Houssaine Aghezzaf, Claver Diallo and Imene Djelloul

Volume 55, issue 9, 2017

On an IC wire bonding machine production–inventory problem with time value of money pp. 2431-2453

Dah-Chuan Gong, Jia-Lun Kang, Gary C. Lin and T. C. Hou

Forecasting container throughput using aggregate or terminal-specific data? The case of Tanjung Priok Port, Indonesia pp. 2454-2469

Gu Pang and Bartosz Gebka

A policy of picking up parcels for express courier service in dynamic environments pp. 2470-2488

Xian Cheng, Shaoyi Liao and Zhongsheng Hua

Consignment stock policy with unequal shipments and process unreliability for a two-level supply chain pp. 2489-2505

B.C. Giri, A. Chakraborty and T. Maiti

Solving partner selection problem in cyber-physical production networks using the HUMANT algorithm pp. 2506-2521

Marko Mladineo, Ivica Veza and Nikola Gjeldum

Evaluating strategic remanufacturing supply chain decisions pp. 2522-2539

Rafael Diaz and Erika Marsillac

Lagrangean relaxation and hybrid simulated annealing tabu search procedure for a two-echelon capacitated facility location problem with plant size selection pp. 2540-2555

Tingying Wu, Feng Chu, Zhen Yang, Zhili Zhou and Wei Zhou

Product quality choice in two-echelon supply chains under post-sale liability: insights from wholesale price contracts pp. 2556-2574

Jianchang Fan, Debing Ni and Xiaowo Tang

Supply chain coordination with two-part tariffs under information asymmetry pp. 2575-2589

Chongqi Wu, Kunpeng Li and Tianqin Shi

Developing performance measurement system for Internet of Things and smart factory environment pp. 2590-2602

Gyusun Hwang, Jeongcheol Lee, Jinwoo Park and Tai-Woo Chang

Physical Internet and interconnected logistics services: research and applications pp. 2603-2609

Shenle Pan, Eric Ballot, George Q. Huang and Benoit Montreuil

Big Data Analytics for Physical Internet-based intelligent manufacturing shop floors pp. 2610-2621

Ray Y. Zhong, Chen Xu, Chao Chen and George Q. Huang

System dynamics analysis for an Internet-of-Things-enabled production logistics system pp. 2622-2649

Ting Qu, Matthias Thürer, Junhao Wang, Zongzhong Wang, Huan Fu, Congdong Li and George Q. Huang

Containers monitoring through the Physical Internet: a spatial 3D model based on wireless sensor networks pp. 2650-2663

Hoa Tran-Dang, Nicolas Krommenacker and Patrick Charpentier

Modelling and solution approaches for the interconnected city logistics pp. 2664-2684

Imen Ben Mohamed, Walid Klibi, Olivier Labarthe, Jean-Christophe Deschamps and Mohamed Zied Babai

Innovative vendor-managed inventory strategy exploiting interconnected logistics services in the Physical Internet pp. 2685-2702

Yanyan Yang, Shenle Pan and Eric Ballot

Physical Internet, conventional and hybrid logistic systems: a routing optimisation-based comparison using the Eastern Canada road network case study pp. 2703-2730

Mehran Fazili, Uday Venkatadri, Pemberton Cyrus and Mahdi Tajbakhsh

Volume 55, issue 8, 2017

FPA method for optimal production planning under availability/degradation machine and subcontracting constraint pp. 2135-2148

Souheil Ayed, Zied Hajej, Sadok Turki and Nidhal Rezg

Remanufactured products purchase intentions and behaviour: Evidence from Malaysia pp. 2149-2162

Kuan Siew Khor and Benjamin T. Hazen

A cost minimisation model for joint production and maintenance planning under quality constraints pp. 2163-2176

Hossein Beheshti Fakher, Mustapha Nourelfath and Michel Gendreau

Robust inventory control of production systems subject to uncertainties on demand and lead times pp. 2177-2196

Rosa Abbou, Jean Jacques Loiseau and Charifa Moussaoui

A rolling horizon approach for material requirement planning under fuzzy lead times pp. 2197-2211

Manuel Díaz-Madroñero, Josefa Mula, Mariano Jiménez and David Peidro

Acquisition of new technology information for maintenance and replacement policies pp. 2212-2231

Khanh T.P. Nguyen, Thomas Yeung and Bruno Castanier

Optimal multi-level classification and preventive maintenance policy for highly reliable products pp. 2232-2250

Zhen Chen, Tangbin Xia and Ershun Pan

Designing service sectors for daily maintenance operations in a road network pp. 2251-2265

Lu Chen, Boxiao Chen, Quoc Trung Bui and Minh Hoàng Hà

Bayesian regularisation neural network based on artificial intelligence optimisation pp. 2266-2287

Dingqi Yan, Qi Zhou, Jianzhou Wang and Na Zhang

A model based approach to assess the performance of production systems in degraded mode pp. 2288-2303

Khalil Negrichi, Maria Di Mascolo and Jean-Marie Flaus

Estimation and monitoring of key performance indicators of manufacturing systems using the multi-output Gaussian process pp. 2304-2319

Raed Kontar, Shiyu Zhou and John Horst

Combining customer needs and the customer’s way of using the product to set customer-focused targets in the House of Quality pp. 2320-2335

Anna Martí Bigorra and Ove Isaksson

Analogue-based demand forecasting of short life-cycle products: a regression approach and a comprehensive assessment pp. 2336-2350

Mario José Basallo-Triana, Jesús Andrés Rodríguez-Sarasty and Hernán Darío Benitez-Restrepo

Developing a variables multiple dependent state sampling plan with simultaneous consideration of process yield and quality loss pp. 2351-2364

Chien-Wei Wu and Zih-Huei Wang

The construction and application of Six Sigma quality indices pp. 2365-2384

Kuen-Suan Chen, Hsi-Tien Chen and Tsang-Chuan Chang

Monitoring multistage processes with autocorrelated observations pp. 2385-2396

Jinho Kim, Myong K. Jeong and Elsayed A. Elsayed

Design and implementation issues for a class of distribution-free Phase II EWMA exceedance control charts pp. 2397-2430

Marien A. Graham, Amitava Mukherjee and Subhabrata Chakraborti

Volume 55, issue 7, 2017

Using taxis to collect citywide E-commerce reverse flows: a crowdsourcing solution pp. 1833-1844

Chao Chen, Shenle Pan, Zhu Wang and Ray Y. Zhong

A simulation-optimisation approach for supply chain network design under supply and demand uncertainties pp. 1845-1861

Roba W. Salem and Mohamed Haouari

A fuzzy technique for supply chain network design with quantity discounts pp. 1862-1884

Mariagrazia Dotoli, Nicola Epicoco and Marco Falagario

A simple heuristic for perishable item inventory control under non-stationary stochastic demand pp. 1885-1897

Alejandro Gutierrez-Alcoba, Roberto Rossi, Belen Martin-Barragan and Eligius M.T. Hendrix

The attribute-trend-similarity method to improve learning performance for small datasets pp. 1898-1913

Der-Chiang Li, Wu-Kuo Lin, Liang-Sian Lin, Chien-Chih Chen and Wen-Ting Huang

Forest harvesting planning under uncertainty: a cardinality-constrained approach pp. 1914-1929

Omid Sanei Bajgiran, Masoumeh Kazemi Zanjani and Mustapha Nourelfath

RMS capacity utilisation: product family and supply chain pp. 1930-1956

M. Reza Abdi and Ashraf Labib

System reliability for a multistate intermodal logistics network with time windows pp. 1957-1969

Yi-Kuei Lin, Cheng-Fu Huang, Yi-Chieh Liao and Chih-Ching Yeh

A portfolio approach to supply chain disruption management pp. 1970-1991

Tadeusz Sawik

Revisiting rescheduling: MRP nervousness and the bullwhip effect pp. 1992-2012

Qinyun Li and Stephen M. Disney

Blood supply chain network design considering blood group compatibility under uncertainty pp. 2013-2033

Behzad Zahiri and Mir Saman Pishvaee

Approximate dynamic programming algorithms for multidimensional flexible production-inventory problems pp. 2034-2050

Mustafa Çimen and Chris Kirkbride

Exploring political risk in offshoring engagements pp. 2051-2067

Carsten Hansen, Carlos Mena and Heather Skipworth

Coordinating a trust-embedded two-tier supply chain by options with multiple transaction periods pp. 2068-2082

Xiao Fu, Ming Dong and Guanghua Han

Simulation-based ripple effect modelling in the supply chain pp. 2083-2101

Dmitry Ivanov

Product-Service Systems for servitization of the automotive industry: a literature review pp. 2102-2120

Fabien Mahut, Joanna Daaboul, Matthieu Bricogne and Benoît Eynard

Collaborative network of firms: antecedents and state-of-the-art properties pp. 2121-2134

Francesco Appio, Antonella Martini, Silvia Massa and Stefania Testa

Volume 55, issue 6, 2017

Scheduling two identical parallel machines with preparation constraints pp. 1531-1548

Wafaa Labbi, Mourad Boudhar and Ammar Oulamara

Mixed graph model and algorithms for parallel-machine job-shop scheduling problems pp. 1549-1564

Yuri N. Sotskov and Omid Gholami

Remanufacturing lotsizing with stochastic lead-time resulting from stochastic quality of returns pp. 1565-1587

Christos Zikopoulos

Makespan minimisation for a parallel machine scheduling problem with preemption and job incompatibility pp. 1588-1606

Simon Thevenin, Nicolas Zufferey and Jean-Yves Potvin

Crane scheduling problem with non-interference constraints in a steel coil distribution centre pp. 1607-1622

Gabriela N. Maschietto, Yassine Ouazene, Martín G. Ravetti, Maurício C. de Souza and Farouk Yalaoui

Lot streaming in the presence of learning in sublot-attached setup times and processing times pp. 1623-1639

Niloy J. Mukherjee, Subhash C. Sarin and Sanchit Singh

Lot-sizing in a multi-stage flow line production system with energy consideration pp. 1640-1663

Oussama Masmoudi, Alice Yalaoui, Yassine Ouazene and Hicham Chehade

Two-machine flow shop problem with unit-time operations and conflict graph pp. 1664-1679

Nour El Houda Tellache and Mourad Boudhar

Scheduling assembly tasks with caterpillar precedence constraints on dedicated machines pp. 1680-1691

Gaia Nicosia and Andrea Pacifici

Optimal production scheduling with customer-driven demand substitution pp. 1692-1706

Luca Zeppetella, Elisa Gebennini, Andrea Grassi and Bianca Rimini

Effective dynamic dispatching rule and constructive heuristic for solving single-machine scheduling problems with a common due window pp. 1707-1719

Kuo-Ching Ying, Shih-Wei Lin and Chung-Cheng Lu

Mixed graph colouring for unit-time scheduling pp. 1720-1729

Ahmed Kouider, Hacène Ait Haddadène, Samia Ourari and Ammar Oulamara

A column generation based heuristic for the capacitated vehicle routing problem with three-dimensional loading constraints pp. 1730-1747

Batoul Mahvash, Anjali Awasthi and Satyaveer Chauhan

Impact of random defective rate on lot size focusing work-in-process inventory in manufacturing system pp. 1748-1766

Chang Wook Kang, Misbah Ullah, Biswajit Sarkar, Iftikhar Hussain and Rehman Akhtar

Scheduling routine and call-in clinical appointments with revisits pp. 1767-1779

Guanlian Xiao, Ming Dong, Jing Li and Liya Sun

Modeling arrival-to-departure sequence disorder in flow-controlled manufacturing systems pp. 1780-1790

Anthony John Walker and Glen Bright

Computational method for optimal machine scheduling problem with maintenance and production pp. 1791-1814

Xiang Wu, Kanjian Zhang and Ming Cheng

A branch and bound algorithm for scheduling unit size jobs on parallel batching machines to minimize makespan pp. 1815-1831

Onur Ozturk, Mehmet A. Begen and Gregory S. Zaric

Volume 55, issue 5, 2017

Value creation through design for scalability of reconfigurable manufacturing systems pp. 1227-1242

Yoram Koren, Wencai Wang and Xi Gu

Advanced control in factory automation: a survey pp. 1243-1259

Mariagrazia Dotoli, Alexander Fay, Marek Miśkowicz and Carla Seatzu

Human factors in order picking: a content analysis of the literature pp. 1260-1276

Eric H. Grosse, Christoph H. Glock and W. Patrick Neumann

State of the art review of quality, reliability and maintenance issues in closed-loop supply chains with remanufacturing pp. 1277-1296

Claver Diallo, Uday Venkatadri, Abdelhakim Khatab and Sriram Bhakthavatchalam

An event-driven manufacturing information system architecture for Industry 4.0 pp. 1297-1311

Alfred Theorin, Kristofer Bengtsson, Julien Provost, Michael Lieder, Charlotta Johnsson, Thomas Lundholm and Bengt Lennartson

Automobile manufacturers’ strategic choice in applying green practices: joint application of evolutionary game theory and fuzzy rule-based approach pp. 1312-1335

Samira Keivanpour, Daoud Ait-Kadi and Christian Mascle

RFId systems for moveable asset management: an assessment model pp. 1336-1349

Emanuele Dovere, Sergio Cavalieri and Stefano Ierace

Heuristic algorithms for maximising the total profit of end-of-life computer remanufacturing pp. 1350-1367

SangJe Cho, Hong-Bae Jun and Dimitris Kiritsis

Decision support for design of reconfigurable rotary machining systems for family part production pp. 1368-1385

Olga Battaïa, Alexandre Dolgui and Nikolai Guschinsky

Supply chain configurations: a model to evaluate performance in customised productions pp. 1386-1399

Laura Macchion, Rosanna Fornasiero and Andrea Vinelli

A review on measurement science needs for real-time control of additive manufacturing metal powder bed fusion processes pp. 1400-1418

Mahesh Mani, Brandon M. Lane, M. Alkan Donmez, Shaw C. Feng and Shawn P. Moylan

Additive manufacturing management: a review and future research agenda pp. 1419-1439

Mojtaba Khorram Niaki and Fabio Nonino

Recent advances in research on reconfigurable machine tools: a literature review pp. 1440-1454

Moustafa Gadalla and Deyi Xue

Management of automation and advanced manufacturing technology (AAMT) in the context of global manufacturing pp. 1455-1458

Sami Farooq, Yang Cheng, Rikke Vestergaard Matthiesen, John Johansen and Chris O’Brien

Incorporating human factors into the AAMT selection: a framework and process pp. 1459-1470

Lilian Adriana Borges and Kim Hua Tan

Reconfiguring global pharmaceutical value networks through targeted technology interventions pp. 1471-1487

Tomás S. Harrington, Mark A. Phillips and Jagjit Singh Srai

3D printing technology and its impact on Chinese manufacturing pp. 1488-1497

Yunguang Long, Jieyi Pan, Qinghui Zhang and Yingjie Hao

Additive manufacturing technology in spare parts supply chain: a comparative study pp. 1498-1515

Yao Li, Guozhu Jia, Yang Cheng and Yuchen Hu

Variety and volume dynamic management for value creation in changeable manufacturing systems pp. 1516-1529

Ahmed M. Deif and Hoda A. ElMaraghy

Volume 55, issue 4, 2017

Agile supply chain strategy and supply chain performance: complementary roles of supply chain practices and information systems capability for agility pp. 925-938

Monideepa Tarafdar and Sufian Qrunfleh

Optimising lot sizing with nonlinear production rates in a multi-product multi-machine environment pp. 939-959

Robert O. Neidigh and Terry P. Harrison

A discrete-time queueing network approach to performance evaluation of autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval systems pp. 960-978

Martin Epp, Simon Wiedemann and Kai Furmans

Stochastic optimisation model for integrated decisions on relief supply chains: preparedness for disaster response pp. 979-996

Wapee Manopiniwes and Takashi Irohara

A multi-period scheduling method for trading-off between skilled-workers allocation and outsource service usage in dynamic CMS pp. 997-1039

Aidin Delgoshaei, Mohd Khairol Anuar Ariffin and Ahad Ali

Integrated production–distribution planning in two-echelon systems: a resilience view pp. 1040-1064

Seyed Mohammad Khalili, Fariborz Jolai and Seyed Ali Torabi

An efficient method for dynamic-demand joint replenishment problem with multiple suppliers and multiple vehicles pp. 1065-1084

He-Yau Kang, Amy H.I. Lee, Chien-Wei Wu and Cheng-Han Lee

INAR implementation of newsvendor model for serially dependent demand counts pp. 1085-1099

Layth C. Alwan and Christian H. Weiß

Modelling and solution of a large-scale vehicle routing problem at GE appliances & lighting pp. 1100-1116

Ehsan Khodabandeh, Lihui Bai, Sunderesh S. Heragu, Gerald W. Evans, Thomas Elrod and Mark Shirkness

A test of inventory models with permissible delay in payment pp. 1117-1128

Daniel Seifert, Ralf W. Seifert and Olov H.D. Isaksson

Effect of EPR coefficient policy on the production decision in precious metal accessory recycling pp. 1129-1146

Yongjian Li, Shuiye Niu, Xiukun Zhao and Wen Wang

Collection channel and production decisions in a closed-loop supply chain with remanufacturing cost disruption pp. 1147-1167

Xiaohua Han, Haiyan Wu, Qianxia Yang and Jennifer Shang

Robust supply chain networks design and ambiguous risk preferences pp. 1168-1182

Guodong Yu, Fei Li and Yu Yang

Developing sustainability in the Italian meat supply chain: an empirical investigation pp. 1183-1209

Ruggero Golini, Antonella Moretto, Federico Caniato, Maria Caridi and Matteo Kalchschmidt

Management of sustainable manufacturing systems-a review on mathematical problems pp. 1210-1225

Felix T.S. Chan, Nan Li, S.H. Chung and Mozafar Saadat

Corrigendum pp. 1226-1226

K. P. Abdul Nazar and V. Madhusudanan Pillai

Volume 55, issue 3, 2017

A multi-population co-evolutionary genetic programming approach for optimal mass customisation production pp. 621-641

Biao Yu, Han Zhao and Deyi Xue

Human factor: the competitive advantage driver of the EU’s logistics sector pp. 642-655

Vittorio D’Aleo and Bruno Sergio Sergi

Increasing accuracy and robustness of order promises pp. 656-670

Alexander Seitz and Martin Grunow

Critical chain project buffer sizing based on resource constraints pp. 671-683

Junguang Zhang, Xiwei Song and Estrella Díaz

Safety issues in the development of the experimental model for an innovative medical parallel robot used in brachytherapy pp. 684-699

Doina Pisla, Bogdan Galdau, Florin Covaciu, Calin Vaida, Daniela Popescu and Nicolae Plitea

Implementing and sustaining lean processes: the dilemma of societal culture effects pp. 700-717

Fatma Pakdil and Karen Moustafa Leonard

Concurrent optimal allocation of distributed manufacturing resources using extended Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization pp. 718-735

Wenyu Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Shanshan Guo, Yushu Yang and Yong Chen

Ordinal profile monitoring with random explanatory variables pp. 736-749

Dong Ding, Fugee Tsung and Jian Li

Algorithmic prediction of individual diseases pp. 750-768

Runkang Ding, Fan Jiang, Jingui Xie and Yugang Yu

Lean practices implementation and their relationships with operational responsiveness and company performance: an Italian study pp. 769-794

Maurizio Bevilacqua, Filippo Emanuele Ciarapica and Ilaria De Sanctis

Optimal utilisation level for lean product development in a multitasking context pp. 795-818

Yvan Beauregard, Vladimir Polotski, Nadia Bhuiyan and Vincent Thomson

Identified research directions for using manufacturing knowledge earlier in the product life cycle pp. 819-827

Thomas D. Hedberg, Nathan W. Hartman, Phil Rosche and Kevin Fischer

A reverse engineering algorithm for mining a causal system model from system data pp. 828-844

Nong Ye

Simulating operator learning during production ramp-up in parallel vs. serial flow production pp. 845-857

W. Patrick Neumann and Per Medbo

Production system redesign using realistic visualisation pp. 858-869

Erik Lindskog, Johan Vallhagen and Björn Johansson

Use of the manufacturing system design decomposition for comparative analysis and effective design of production systems pp. 870-890

David S. Cochran, Joseph T. Foley and Zhuming Bi

A dynamic curation method for manufacturing-related knowledge pp. 891-903

Robert Lewis Wood

Channel management and product design with consumers’ probabilistic choices pp. 904-923

Wenbo Cai and Ying-Ju Chen

Volume 55, issue 2, 2017

Measure of the bullwhip effect considering the market competition between two retailers pp. 313-326

Junhai Ma and Xiaogang Ma

Analytical models for a new turnover-based hybrid storage policy in unit-load warehouses pp. 327-346

Subir S. Rao and Gajendra K. Adil

A manufacturer’s production and pricing strategies with a salvage channel pp. 347-357

Dennis Z. Yu and Chen Xiang

Optimisation of one-stop delivery scheduling in online shopping based on the physical Internet pp. 358-376

Jianming Yao

Improving production planning through finite-capacity MRP pp. 377-391

Tommaso Rossi, Rossella Pozzi, Margherita Pero and Roberto Cigolini

Integrated process planning and scheduling for large-scale flexible job shops using metaheuristics pp. 392-409

Oleh Sobeyko and Lars Mönch

Two-stage optimisation method for material flow and allocation management in cross-docking networks pp. 410-429

İlker Küçükoğlu and Nursel Öztürk

Costing-based coordination between mt-iPSS customer and providers for job shop production using game theory pp. 430-446

Hui Mu, Pingyu Jiang and Jiewu Leng

Joint optimisation of order batching and picker routing in the online retailer’s warehouse in China pp. 447-461

Jianbin Li, Rihuan Huang and James B. Dai

Makespan minimisation with sequence-dependent machine deterioration and maintenance events pp. 462-479

Alex J. Ruiz-Torres, Giuseppe Paletta and Rym M’Hallah

Competitive and sustainable manufacturing by means of ultra-efficient factories in urban surroundings pp. 480-491

Joachim Lentes, Joerg Mandel, Ursula Schliessmann, Roland Blach, Michael Hertwig and Timm Kuhlmann

Towards a psychologically consistent cellular manufacturing system pp. 492-518

Mohammad Rezaei-Malek, Jafar Razmi, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam and Alireza Taheri-Moghaddam

Electric vehicle scheduling and optimal charging problem: complexity, exact and heuristic approaches pp. 519-535

Ons Sassi and Ammar Oulamara

The coordinated production and transportation scheduling problem with a time-sensitive product: a branch-and-cut algorithm pp. 536-557

İsmail Karaoğlan and Saadettin Erhan Kesen

Mathematical model and exact algorithm for the home care worker scheduling and routing problem with lunch break requirements pp. 558-575

Ran Liu, Biao Yuan and Zhibin Jiang

Formulations and heuristics for the multi-item uncapacitated lot-sizing problem with inventory bounds pp. 576-592

Rafael A. Melo and Celso C. Ribeiro

A GA-based optimisation model for big data analytics supporting anticipatory shipping in Retail 4.0 pp. 593-605

C.K.H. Lee

Joint product variety, pricing and scheduling decisions in a flexible facility pp. 606-620

Pengyu Chen, He Xu, Yongquan Li and Li Zeng

Volume 55, issue 1, 2017

55th anniversary of Production Research pp. 1-2

Aleixandre Dolgui

Heuristic solution to the product targeting problem based on mathematical programming pp. 3-17

Filiz Cetin and Cigdem Alabas-Uslu

A hybrid multi-agent negotiation protocol supporting supplier selection for multiple products with synergy effect pp. 18-37

Chunxia Yu, T.N. Wong and Zhi Li

Production planning problems with joint service-level guarantee: a computational study pp. 38-58

Yuchen Jiang, Juan Xu, Siqian Shen and Cong Shi

Strategic ramp-up planning in automotive production networks pp. 59-78

Annika Becker, Raik Stolletz and Thomas Stäblein

API-based two-dimensional dispatching decision-making approach for semiconductor wafer fabrication with operation due date–related objectives pp. 79-95

You Li, Zhibin Jiang and Wenyou Jia

Multi-product selective newsvendor problem with service level constraints and market selection flexibility pp. 96-117

Mohammad A.M. Abdel-Aal, Mujahid N. Syed and Shokri Z. Selim

A practical model for managing inventories with unknown costs and a budget constraint pp. 118-129

Pilar I. Vidal-Carreras, Jose P. Garcia-Sabater and Julio J. Garcia-Sabater

Global sensitivity analysis and aggregation of risk in multi-product supply chain networks pp. 130-144

Kamil J. Mizgier

An MILP model and a hybrid evolutionary algorithm for integrated operation optimisation of multi-head surface mounting machines in PCB assembly pp. 145-160

Jiaxiang Luo, Jiyin Liu and Yueming Hu

Optimal introduction time decision for holiday products with uncertain market demand pp. 161-175

Jiangtao Wang, Yina Li, Fei Ye and Quan Chen

Minimising makespan on a batch processing machine using heuristics improved by an enumeration scheme pp. 176-186

XiaoLin Li, YuPeng Li and Yu Wang

Simulation-based optimisation approach for the stochastic two-echelon logistics problem pp. 187-201

Ran Liu, Yangyi Tao, Qiaoyu Hu and Xiaolei Xie

Coordination and performance analysis for a three-echelon supply chain with a revenue sharing contract pp. 202-227

Yumei Hou, Fangfang Wei, Susan X. Li, Zhimin Huang and Allan Ashley

A newsvendor problem with boundedly rational strategic customers pp. 228-243

Yanan Song and Xiaobo Zhao

An intelligent physarum solver for supply chain network design under profit maximization and oligopolistic competition pp. 244-263

Xiaoge Zhang, Felix T.S. Chan, Andrew Adamatzky, Sankaran Mahadevan, Hai Yang, Zili Zhang and Yong Deng

Pricing and effort decisions for a supply chain with uncertain information pp. 264-284

Lin Chen, Jin Peng, Zhibing Liu and Ruiqing Zhao

Chain-reentrant shop with an exact time lag: new results pp. 285-295

Karim Amrouche, Mourad Boudhar, Mohamed Bendraouche and Farouk Yalaoui

Multitasking scheduling problems with a rate-modifying activity pp. 296-312

Zhanguo Zhu, Feifeng Zheng and Chengbin Chu