comparable to sophisticated optimization techniques. Research limitations/implications: The simulation based crashing method … selection problem in the project management. This problem is known to be NP-hard. Sophisticated optimization techniques such as … Dynamic Programming, Integer Programming, Genetic Algorithm, Ant Colony Optimization have been used for finding efficient …

volume of the cuts produced daily. Originality/value: This research is among the few to solve discrete optimization problems …

simulation modeling and analysis as well as mathematical optimization to make a positive impact on the environment, society and … of lean and sustainable manufacturing was aided by the use of discrete event simulation and optimization to overcome …

Purpose: Computer-aided production engineering simulation is a common approach in the search for improvements to real … systems. They are used in various industrial sectors and are a basis for optimization. Such production simulations have found …). Design/methodology/approach: A discrete event simulation is constructed for both considered layouts in Siemens Technomatix …

points of the supply chain, which in turn can result in possible reduction of inventory. In this paper an optimization model … and a simulation model are developed and applied in a real case to optimize the safety stock level with the objective of … manufacturing case company. A safety stock simulation model based on appropriate metrics in the case company's supply chain …

This paper includes a comparison of different optimization methods, used for optimizing the cutting conditions during …