This paper proposes an analytical model useful in the design of conveyor-based Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) to support semiconductor manufacturing. The objective is ...
Dima Nazzal, Andrew Johnson, Hector J. Carlo, Jesu...
This paper addresses a surgery rooms scheduling problem. The problem is modeled as a parallel machine scheduling problem with sequence dependent setup times and an objective of mi...
In this paper we explore the utility of the Navigation Map (NM), a graphical representation of the discourse structure. We run a user study to investigate if users perceive the NM...
For the first time, the IWIPS conference will take place outside Europe, the US or Canada. Taking place this year in Southern Mexico, in the beautiful city of Mérida and its surr...
Quality is an open concept. Something has a good quality when the most salient of its characteristics have a positive value. What are this relevant features? It depends on the int...
Patrizia Ghislandi, Anna Pedroni, Daniela Paolino,...