A mixed-model assembly line requires the solution of a short-term sequencing prob-lem, which decides on the succession of different models launched down the line.A famous solution approach stemming from the Toyota Production System is theso-called Level Scheduling (LS), which aims to distribute...

A mixed-model assembly line requires the solution of a short-term sequencing prob-lem which decides on the succession of different models launched down the line. Afamous solution approach stemming from the Toyota Production System is the socalled Level Scheduling, which aims at distributing the...

Assembly line balancing problems (ALBP) consist of distributing the total workload for manufacturing any unit of the productsto be assembled among the work stations along a manufacturing line as used in the automotive or the electronics industries.Usually, it is assumed in research papers that,...

The generation of leveled production schedules is of high impor-tance for mixed-model assembly lines whose parts and materials are suppliedjust-in-time by multi-level production processes. The Output Rate Variatonproblem is the standard mathematical representation of this complex levelscheduling...

At cross docking terminals, shipments from inbound trucks are unloaded,sorted and moved to dispatch points where they are directly loaded onto out-bound trucks for an immediate delivery elsewhere in the distribution system.This warehouse management concept aims at realizing economies in...

Production processes in a wide range of industries rely on modern mixed-model assemblysystems, which allow an efficient manufacture of various models of a commonbase product on the same assembly line. In order to facilitate a just-in-time supply ofmaterials, the literature proposes various...

At cross docking terminals incoming deliveries of inbound trucks are unloaded,sorted, moved across the dock and nally loaded onto outboundtrucks, which immediately leave the terminal towards their next destinationin the distribution chain. Accordingly, a cross dock is a consolidationpoint in a...

At rail-road transshipment yards, gantry cranes move containers from freighttrains to trucks and vice versa. They constitute important entities in today'sintermodal transportation systems. Real-world yards are often partitionedinto several disjunct crane areas, so that crane interferences during...

Scheduling landings of aircrafts is an essential problem which is continuouslysolved as part of the daily operations of an airport control tower. All planesin the airspace of an airport are to be assigned to landing slots by the respon-sible air-trac controller. The support of this decision...

Assembly line balancing problems (ALBP) consist of distributing the total workload for manufacturing any unit of the products to be assembled among the work stations along a manufacturing line as used in the automotive or the electronics industries. Usually, it is assumed in research papers...