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Simulation models have proven to be a reliable and convenient tool to support decision makers tha... more Simulation models have proven to be a reliable and convenient tool to support decision makers that manage daily operations and those making longer range planning decisions. These models capture the salient behavior of the system and provide a test-bed to assess changes in operations and managerial policies, troubleshoot problems, and analyze resource conflicts. Simulation tools also provide a basis to address "what-if" questions, such as "how can the time it takes to process each job be minimized or which job should be started next?" However, understanding the mechanics of these models requires high-level engineering skills. Planners and shop managers typically do not possess these essential skills.

Simulation models have proven to be a reliable and convenient tool to support decision makers tha... more Simulation models have proven to be a reliable and convenient tool to support decision makers that manage daily operations and those making longer range planning decisions. These models capture the salient behavior of the system and provide a test-bed to assess changes in operations and managerial policies, troubleshoot problems, and analyze resource conflicts. Simulation tools also provide a basis to address "what-if" questions, such as "how can the time it takes to process each job be minimized or which job should be started next?" However, understanding the mechanics of these models requires high-level engineering skills. Planners and shop managers typically do not possess these essential skills.

Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2008

Flowshop scheduling deals with the sequencing of a set of jobs that visit a set of machines in th... more Flowshop scheduling deals with the sequencing of a set of jobs that visit a set of machines in the same order. A tabu search procedure is proposed for the flowshop scheduling problem with the makespan minimization criterion. Different from other tabu search procedures, the neighborhood of a solution is generated using a combination of three different exchange mechanisms. This has resulted in a well-diversified search procedure. The performance of the algorithm is tested using Taillard's benchmark problems. The results are compared to recently developed neuro-tabu search and ant colony heuristics. The computational results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Simulation models have proven to be a reliable and convenient tool to support decision makers tha... more Simulation models have proven to be a reliable and convenient tool to support decision makers that manage daily operations and those making longer range planning decisions. These models capture the salient behavior of the system and provide a test-bed to assess changes in operations and managerial policies, troubleshoot problems, and analyze resource conflicts. Simulation tools also provide a basis to address "what-if" questions, such as "how can the time it takes to process each job be minimized or which job should be started next?" However, understanding the mechanics of these models requires high-level engineering skills. Planners and shop managers typically do not possess these essential skills.

Simulation models have proven to be a reliable and convenient tool to support decision makers tha... more Simulation models have proven to be a reliable and convenient tool to support decision makers that manage daily operations and those making longer range planning decisions. These models capture the salient behavior of the system and provide a test-bed to assess changes in operations and managerial policies, troubleshoot problems, and analyze resource conflicts. Simulation tools also provide a basis to address "what-if" questions, such as "how can the time it takes to process each job be minimized or which job should be started next?" However, understanding the mechanics of these models requires high-level engineering skills. Planners and shop managers typically do not possess these essential skills.

Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2008

Flowshop scheduling deals with the sequencing of a set of jobs that visit a set of machines in th... more Flowshop scheduling deals with the sequencing of a set of jobs that visit a set of machines in the same order. A tabu search procedure is proposed for the flowshop scheduling problem with the makespan minimization criterion. Different from other tabu search procedures, the neighborhood of a solution is generated using a combination of three different exchange mechanisms. This has resulted in a well-diversified search procedure. The performance of the algorithm is tested using Taillard's benchmark problems. The results are compared to recently developed neuro-tabu search and ant colony heuristics. The computational results indicate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

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