This book describes the potentialities of metaheuristics for solving production scheduling problems and the relationship between these two fields. For the past several years, there has been an increasing interest in using metaheuristic methods to solve scheduling problems. The main reasons for...

The manufacturing processes have been in evidence for the past hundred yearsand are being widely used in diverse areas. Among various manufacturingprocesses, casting, welding, forging, non- traditional manufacturingprocesses etc are commercially used as manufacturing solutions. This specialissue...

About the Book: Manufacturing process has become important in the industrial environment to produce products for the service of mankind. The basic need is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of manufacturing processes to all the engineering students. This book covers most of the...