Special issue: Modelling, simulation and optimisation for industrial systems

International Journal of Advanced Operations Management 4(1/2) 2012

• Deterministic machine scheduling with release times and sequence-dependent setups using random-insertion heuristics
• A new formulation of the two-dimensional cutting-stock problem with consideration of demand planning
• Mathematical model and solution approach for carriers' collaborative transportation planning in less than truckload transportation
• Decision support systems for air traffic controllers based on the analysis of their decision-making processes
• Simulation-based optimisation of inspection stations allocation in multi-product manufacturing systems
• Perturbation analysis-based optimisation for a failure-prone manufacturing system with constant delivery time and stochastic demand