[HTML][HTML] A review of optimization models and applications in robotic manufacturing systems: Industry 4.0 and beyond

B Vaisi - Decision analytics journal, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review paper, recent developments in robotic problems are cited. A robotic
manufacturing system includes at least a robot-as a material handling device-, a co-worker …

Complexity of cyclic scheduling problems: A state-of-the-art survey

E Levner, V Kats, DAL De Pablo, TCE Cheng - Computers & Industrial …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this survey we review the current complexity status of basic cyclic scheduling models. We
start with the formulations of three fundamental cyclic scheduling problems, namely the …

[HTML][HTML] Scheduling robotic cells with fixed processing times or time windows: Classification, solution approaches, polynomial algorithms and complexity

J Feng, A Che, C Chu, E Levner, V Kats - European Journal of Operational …, 2024 - Elsevier
Robotic cell scheduling has received considerable attention from researchers. Several
existing review papers have presented then-existing studies on robotic cell scheduling and …

Robust optimization for the cyclic hoist scheduling problem

A Che, J Feng, H Chen, C Chu - European Journal of Operational Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the robust optimization for the cyclic hoist scheduling problem with
processing time window constraints. The robustness of a cyclic hoist schedule is defined as …

Throughput optimization in dual-gripper interval robotic cells

M Dawande, HN Geismar, M Pinedo… - Iie …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Interval robotic cells with several processing stages (chambers) have been increasingly
used for diverse wafer fabrication processes in semiconductor manufacturing. Processes …

A branch and bound algorithm for the cyclic job-shop problem with transportation

P Brucker, EK Burke, S Groenemeyer - Computers & Operations Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The cyclic job-shop problem with transportation can be used to describe optimization
problems in fully automated manufacturing systems or assembly lines. We study the problem …

Bi-objective cyclic scheduling in a robotic cell with processing time windows and non-Euclidean travel times

J Feng, A Che, N Wang - International Journal of Production …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This paper addresses bi-objective cyclic scheduling in a robotic cell with processing time
windows. In particular, we consider a more general non-Euclidean travel time metric where …

A faster algorithm for 2-cyclic robotic scheduling with a fixed robot route and interval processing times

V Kats, E Levner - European Journal of Operational Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Consider an m-machine production line for processing identical parts served by a mobile
robot. The problem is to find the minimum cycle time for 2-cyclic schedules, in which exactly …

A review of recent theoretical development in scheduling dual-gripper robotic cells

C Sriskandarajah, B Shetty - International Journal of Production …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
A robotic cell is a set of machines or processing centres served by a robot or a set of robots.
Robotic cells can be classified by certain physical and operating characteristics such as …

Optimal cyclic scheduling of a robotic flowshop with multiple part types and flexible processing times

W Lei, A Che, C Chu - European Journal of Industrial …, 2014 - inderscienceonline.com
This paper proposes a branch-and-bound algorithm for cyclic scheduling of a robotic
flowshop with multiple part types in which the processing times of parts can vary within their …