6 articles in this issue
Jun Woo Kim
This paper aims to introduce a novel genetic algorithm, candidate order based genetic algorithm (COGA), for solving a wide range of constrained sequencing problems. On the basis of the topological sort scheme, the COGA can maintain the feasibilities of in... see more
Majid Yousefikhoshbakht,Farzad Didehvar,Farhad Rahmati
The vehicle routing problem (VRP) is one of the most significant problems of the operational research problems which has numerous applications in industrial and service problems. The VRP is the problem of designing optimal delivery from a given depot in o... see more
Arslan Ornek,Cemalettin Ozturk
Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRPII) systems are unable to prevent capacity problems occurring on the shop floor such as varying workloads, changing bottlenecks, high Work-in-Process (WIP) levels, lower machine utilisation, less throughput, late deliv... see more
Emre Cevikcan,Huseyin Selcuk Kilic
Tempo rating which aims to obtain the accurate tempo for the workers is an important process for time study applications. It is possible to reach the normal time after finding the precise tempo values. Westinghouse method, based on the factors of skill, e... see more
Ilsun Rhiu,Sanghyun Kwon,Myung Hwan Yun,Dong Chul Park
This study aims to understand the brand personality of vehicle exhaust sounds and how these elements affect the customer satisfaction in regards to exhaust sounds. Thus, a research model for exploring the relationship between brand personality and custome... see more
Woo-Sik Yoo,Jae-Gon Kim,Chongman Kim
The nonlinear fixed-charge capacitated network design problem (NFCNDP) is notoriously difficult and there is limited literature addressing this problem although the (linear) fixed-charge capacitated network design problem has been extensively studied. In ... see more