Interval robotic cells with several processing stages (chambers) have been increasingly used for diverse wafer fabrication processes in semi-conductor manufacturing. Processes such as low-pressure chemical vapor deposition, etching, cleaning and chemical-mechanical planarization, require strict...

In this paper, a component from automobile industry is considered for optimizing the end milling operation . The objective function is to minimize the total production cost subject to machine constraints such as cutting power, cutting force, tool life, surface finish of the product and the range...

Should automation be regulated? This paper studies optimal tax of robot and regulation of automation. A job assignment model is embedded into a Mirrleesian tax problem. A task may either be assigned to the robot or one type of labors, which naturally determines the automation rate. The robot can...