Optimization modeling of multi-skilled resources in prefabrication: Theorizing cost analysis of process integration in off-site construction

M Arashpour, V Kamat, Y Bai, R Wakefield… - Automation in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In advanced manufacturing of building elements, process integration and utilization of multi-
skilled resources enhance the flexibility of production networks against variations in demand …

Patient streaming as a mechanism for improving responsiveness in emergency departments

S Saghafian, WJ Hopp, MP Van Oyen… - Operations …, 2012 - pubsonline.informs.org
Crisis-level overcrowding conditions in emergency departments (EDs) have led hospitals to
seek out new patient-flow designs to improve both responsiveness and safety. One …

Optimization of process integration and multi-skilled resource utilization in off-site construction

M Arashpour, R Wakefield, N Blismas… - Automation in Construction, 2015 - Elsevier
Traditional approaches in construction project management assign each process to a trade
contractor with an individual specialisation, and trades with the greatest work content …

Optimal deployment of emergency resources in sudden onset disasters

S Rezapour, N Naderi, N Tajik… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, we study the problem of allocating emergency units to affected sites and
casualty groups in the initial hours after sudden-onset disasters to maximize the number of …

Analysis of a linear walking worker line using a combination of computer simulation and mathematical modeling approaches

Q Wang, S Lassalle, AR Mileham, GW Owen - Journal of manufacturing …, 2009 - Elsevier
It has become increasingly important in the last few years to develop rapid, dynamic,
responsive and reconfigurable manufacturing processes and systems. This is because …

Hierarchical cross-training in work-in-process-constrained systems

ES Gel, WJ Hopp, MP Van Oyen - Iie Transactions, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
We study Work-In-Process (WIP)-constrained flowlines staffed by partially cross-trained
workers with hierarchical skill sets. We characterize the optimal worker-to-task assignment …

A lexicographic approach to bi-objective scheduling of single-period orders in make-to-order manufacturing

T Sawik - European Journal of Operational Research, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper presents a lexicographic approach and integer programming formulations for a
dual-objective, long-term production scheduling in make-to-order manufacturing …

Automation decisions in flow-line assembly systems based on a cost-benefit analysis

P Burggräf, J Wagner, M Dannapfel, S Fluchs, K Müller… - Procedia CIRP, 2019 - Elsevier
Today, dynamic changes in market requirements call for high adaptability of the level of
automation (LoA) in assembly systems. Traditionally, the viable LoA of flow-line assembly …

Design and control of agile automated CONWIP production lines

WJ Hopp, SMR Iravani, B Shou… - Naval Research Logistics …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, we study the design and control of manufacturing cells with a mix of manual
and automated equipment, operating under a CONWIP pull protocol, and staffed by a single …

Sanayi sonrası toplumda çalışma olgusu ve çalışma ilişkilerine etkileri

S Dereli - 2015 - acikbilim.yok.gov.tr
Çalışma olgusu, insanlık tarihi boyunca günlük hayatın bir parçası olmuştur. Mülkiyet
ilişkilerine bağlı olarak gelişen ve dönüşen çalışma olgusu, Sanayi Devrimi ile beraber …