Background: Optimization approaches and a models can be applied for critical production systems that experience equipment failure, repair delays and product quality control in order to maximize the total profit. We can cite, as an example, flexible manufacturing systems. Methods: Our methodology...

In this paper, we investigate under what market conditions regarding delivery lead time and due date reliability, the use of flexibility in daily working time in a job shop, can be beneficial. We use a working time decision rule that sets the working time for the next day equal to the value that...

The interest in clusters in the economy and regional space, which has persisted for nearly three decades, has reignited the understanding of the economy as a system of interdependencies between industries. Although the concept of clusters can be traced back to contributions dating from the early...