This article reviews the state of the art of prediction and optimization for sequence-driven scheduling in job shop flexible manufacturing systems (JS-FMSs). The objectives of the article are to (1) analyze the literature related to algorithms for se...
In advanced manufacturing, optimizing mixed-model synchronous assembly lines (MMALs) is crucial for enhancing productivity and adhering to sustainability principles, particularly in terms of energy consumption and energy-efficient sequencing. This pa...
Product disassembly and recycling are important issues in green design. Disassembly sequence planning (DSP) is an important problem in the product disassembly process. The core idea is to generate the best or approximately optimal disassembly sequenc...
Serialized tracing provides the ability to track and trace the lifecycle of the products and parts. Unlike barcodes, Radio frequency identification (RFID), which is an important building block for internet of things (IoT), does not require a line of...
The residual stress generated in the machining process has a passive influence on the machining accuracy of a thin-walled workpiece. Annealing treatment can release the residual stress induced in the machining process and suppress the machining disto...
For better designing manufacturing processes, surrogate models were widely considered in the past, where the effect of different material and process parameters was considered from the use of a parametric solution. The last contains the solution of t...
The sequencing batch reactor (SBR) has been increasingly applied in the control of high organic wastewater. In this study, SBR with aerobic granular sludge was used for wastewater treatment in a noodle-manufacturing village in Vietnam. The results sh...
Robin sequence (RS) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by micrognathia, glossoptosis, and upper airway obstruction (UAO), often accompanied by a cleft palate. The Tübingen Palatal Plate (TPP), also referred to as the pre-epiglottic baton...
This study explores how the sequence and timing of Industry 4.0 technology adoption affect sustainable innovation in manufacturing firms. Using longitudinal data from the State Society of Industrial Participations, we track the adoption patterns of e...
This paper identifies the importance of reducing fixed costs for establishing industrial zones as part of an agglomeration policy. China’s economic growth has been driven by the agglomeration of manufacturing firms via industrial zones that att...
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into industrial processes is a promising method for enhancing operational efficiency and quality control. In particular, contact lens manufacturing requires specialized artificial intelligence technolog...
Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is an additive manufacturing process based on gas metal arc welding. It allows the fabrication of large-volume metal components by the controlled deposition and stacking of weld beads. Next to the near-net-shape...
With a sharp decrease in resource utilization of the complex production process, integrated scheduling methods are urgently needed in assembly manufacturing industries. To this end, this paper presents an integrated scheduling with jobs processing an...
Production processes in Cellular Manufacturing Systems (CMS) often involve groups of parts sharing the same technological requirements in terms of tooling and setup. The issue of scheduling such parts through a flow-shop production layout is known as...
Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS) can be used to produce micro-assembled products that are too complex for assembly on flat substrates like printed circuit boards. The greatest advantage of RMS is their capability to reuse machine parts for...
Cavities are typical features in aeronautical structural parts and molds. For high-speed milling of multi-cavity parts, a reasonable processing sequence planning can significantly affect the machining accuracy and efficiency. This paper proposes an i...
Because disruption happens unpredictably and generates serious impact in supply chain and production environments in the real world, it is important to develop approaches to handle disruption. This paper investigates disruption handling in part input...
Gene sequencing is an important means for modern life sciences research and clinical diagnosis. In recent years, dual-color synchronous gene sequencing has developed rapidly due to its excellent properties such as high throughput, fast speed, miniatu...
Additive manufacturing has revolutionised the field of manufacturing, allowing for the production of complex geometries with high precision and accuracy. One of the most promising applications of additive manufacturing is in the production of composi...
We report on the effect of hot isostatic pressing combined with solution and ageing treatment in different sequences on the mechanical properties of Inconel 718 specimens, which in turn have been fabricated by a hybrid additive manufacturing approach...
The undefined mixed starter culture (UMSC) is used in the manufacture of cheeses. Deciphering UMSC microbial diversity is important to optimize industrial processes. The UMSC was studied using culture-dependent and culture-independent based methods....
In this paper, a Distributed Mixed No-Idle Permutation Flowshop Scheduling Problem with Sequence-Dependent Setup Times (DMNIPFSP/SDST) is studied. Firstly, a multi-objective optimization model with completion time (makespan), Total Energy Consumption...
The robot task sequencing problem and trajectory planning problem are two important issues in the robotic optimization domain and are solved sequentially in two separate levels in traditional studies. This paradigm disregards the potential synergisti...
Combined bolted–welded joints use both bolting and welding methods to connect several members, resulting in a versatile and robust solution for structural connections. However, very limited studies have focused on the residual stress distributi...
Aiming at the efficiency bottleneck and error risk caused by the over-reliance on manual experience in traditional assembly sequence planning, the urgent demand for deep reuse of multi-source knowledge in complex products, and the growing demand for...
The optimal management of multiple chiller systems calls for the solution of the so-called optimal chiller loading (OCL) problem. Due to the interplay of continuous and logical constraints, OCL is an NP-hard problem, so that a variety of heuristic al...
Companies accumulate a large amount of production process data during product manufacturing. Sequence data from the mining production process can enable a company to evaluate the manufacturing process, to find the key factors affecting product qualit...
This paper proposes an optimal solution to large-scale Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) scheduling problems under availability constraints based on Timed Petri Nets (TPNs). First a decomposition method of TPNs is proposed, then a mathematical mode...
Geometric deviation associated with the assembly of sheet metal is a general concern for manufacturers. The typical assembly step involves a sequence of events that exert forces on the parts to enforce them to the nominal condition and to connect the...
This paper presents a computational method for detecting vibrations related to eccentricity in ultra precision rotation devices used for nano-scale manufacturing. The vibration is indirectly measured via a frequency domain analysis of the signal from...
The just-in-sequence inventory strategy, as an important part of the supply chain solutions in the automotive industry, is based on feedback information from the manufacturer. The performance, reliability, availability and cost efficiency are based o...
Manufacturing companies across multiple industries face an increasingly dynamic and unpredictable environment. This development can be seen on both the market and supply side. To respond to these challenges, manufacturing companies must implement sma...
This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial properties, cell viability, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibition capacity of several endodontic materials aimed at vital pulp therapy: Pro Root MTA®, EndoSequence®, Biodentine®, MTA...
Surface Mounted Device (SMD) assembly machine manufactures various products on a flexible manufacturing line. An anomaly detection model that can adapt to the various manufacturing environments very fast is required. In this paper, we proposed a fast...
Porcelain tile manufacturing is an energy-intensive industry that is in dire need of increasing productivity, minimizing costs, and reducing CO2 emissions, while keeping the product quality intact to remain competitive in today’s environment. I...
In the actual maintenance of manufacturing enterprises, abnormal changes in after-sale parts demand data often make the inventory strategies unreasonable. Due to the intermittent and small-scale characteristics of demand sequences, it is difficult to...
With the rapid development of China’s manufacturing, energy consumption has increased rapidly, and this has become a major bottleneck affecting the sustainable development of China’s economy. This paper deduces and constructs a homologous grey predic...
Wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) has been considered as one of the potential additive-manufacturing technologies to fabricate large components. However, its industrial application is still limited by the existence of stress and distortion. Duri...
The quick development of machine learning techniques provides a superior capability for manufacturing enterprises to make effective decisions about inventory management based on spare parts demand (SPD) data. Since SPD sequences in practical maintena...
A physical cyber system connects all authenticated cyber devices in its network. Nowadays, many wearable devices function as cyber devices. In essence, people are using these devices more for their healthcare. These devices would be very popular if a...
With the rapid development of Industry 5.0, smart manufacturing has become a key focus in production systems. Hence, achieving efficient planning and scheduling on the shop floor is important, especially in job shop environments, which are widely enc...
The efficiency and quality of the manufacturing industry are greatly influenced by production scheduling, which makes it a crucial aspect. A well-designed production scheduling scheme can significantly enhance manufacturing efficiency and reduce ente...
In response to the increasing complexity of modern production environments driven by heightened competition, customer demands, and sustainability goals, this work presents a focused methodology for forming product families within reconfigurable manuf...
In this study, a current vector pattern is analyzed for inter-turn fault (ITF) diagnosis of induction machines (IMs), and an ITF diagnosis algorithm is proposed. When an ITF occurs in IMs, a negative-sequence current is generated due to fault resista...
As the complexity of micro-products increases, the micro-manufacturing processes, tool setups, and measurement processes have to be more precise and efficient. Combining them in a multi-stage process chain can effectively improve production accuracy...
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More and more countries employ the Carbon Cap and Trade mechanism (CCT-mechanism) to stimulate the manufacturer to produce much more eco-friendly products. In this paper, we study how the CCT-mechanism affects competitive manufacturers’ product...
Conventionally, the small mean and variance of peak-to-peak cogging torque of permanent magnet (PM) machines considering manufacturing uncertainties can be achieved by a robust design or by reducing the uncertainties range. However, the consequent co...
Microbial bioformulations, due to their positive impact on the growth and development of plants, as well as the absence of harmful effects on the environment and humans, have a vast potential for mass introduction into agriculture. Assessing the qual...
Cyclic scheduling is of vital importance in a repetitive discrete manufacturing environment. We investigate scheduling in the context of general cyclic job shops with blocking where there are no intermediate buffers between the machines. We also cons...
For the wiredrawing of aluminium, the initial wire rod is obtained by continuous inverted casting. The raw geometry is industrially processed in a linear multi-step wiredrawing sequence to obtain a wire that is commonly used for the manufacture of el...
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