Conceptual design is the crucial stage of selecting and determining product composition
and configuration, which greatly affects product performance and cost. In conceptual design …

Currently used decision support systems allow decision-makers to evaluate the product
performance, including a net present value analysis, in order to enable them to make a …

A product's impact on environmental issues in its complete life cycle is significantly
determined by decisions taken during product development. Thus, it is of vital importance to …

The study was an attempt to develop the model of a decision controller allowing for
simultaneous optimisation of the stock of semi-finished product generated during cutting and …

The paper is concerned with predicting energy consumption in the production and product
usage stages and searching for possible changes in product design to reduce energy …

Currently-used decision support solutions allow decision makers to estimate the cost of
developing a new product, its production, and promotion, and compare the estimated cost to …

The paper deals with the problem of works transport organization and control by artificial
intelligence with respect to path routing for an automated guided vehicle (AGV). The …

This paper describes how to use the OEE index to analyze the reliability and efficiency of the
production line. The survey provides an indication of machines that generate disturbances in …

The paper presents the current state of the art of the research in the term of Improvement
Project Selection Methods (IPSMs). The study used a process framework approach and a …

Abstract Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturing (especially in the case of seasonal production)
creates problems associated with the low use of production capacity in periods of low …