Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to solve the trajectory planning problem of industrial robots in a complex environment. Design/methodology/approach – A simultaneous algorithm was presented in which the trajectory was generated gradually as the robot moves. It takes into account the...

Purpose – This paper aims to represent a novel framework for optimization of robotic handling from disarray to structure where the products are randomly distributed on a surface, the initial location of the products are known (with the aid of image processing, laser position sensors, etc.) and...

Purpose – The term selection problem for selecting query terms in information filtering and routing has been investigated using hill‐climbers of various kinds, largely through the Okapi experiments in the TREC series of conferences. Although these are simple deterministic approaches, which...

Purpose – In order to achieve excellence in manufacturing, goals like lean, economic and quality production with enhanced productivity play a crucial role in this competitive environment. It also necessitates major improvements in generally three primary technical areas: variation reduction,...

Purpose – Although the mean-variance portfolio selection model has been investigated in the literature, the difficulty associated with the application of the model when dealing with large-scale problems is limited. The aim of this paper is to close the gap by using the quadratic risk (standard...

Purpose – Although the mean-variance portfolio selection model has been investigated in the literature, the difficulty associated with the application of the model when dealing with large-scale problems is limited. The aim of this paper is to close the gap by using the quadratic risk (standard...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrated group decision support system (GDSS) that will select the appropriate human resource (HR) capabilities for a firm by using existing decision algorithms and information technology (IT) software systems. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – Although the mean‐variance portfolio selection model has been investigated in the literature, the difficulty associated with the application of the model when dealing with large‐scale problems is limited. The aim of this paper is to close the gap by using the quadratic risk...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an algorithm to harvest user specified information on finance portals and compile it into machine‐readable datasets for quantitative analysis. Design/methodology/approach – The Visual Basic macro language in Microsoft Excel is applied to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a minimum time algorithm to intercept an object on a conveyor belt by a robotic manipulator. The goal is that the robot is able to intercept objects on a conveyor line moving at a given speed in minimum time. Design/methodology/approach – In...