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List of Contents NUMBERS 1-2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTERS AND INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING Khalil S. Hindi Editor's note PRODUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND CONTROL Z. Bahroun, P. Baptiste, 3 Production planning and scheduling in the context of J. P. Campagne and cyclic delivery schedules M. Moalla Hatem Chebeane and Towards the use of a multi-agents event based design Florence Echalier to improve reactivity of production systems S. T. Enns The effect of batch size selection on MRP perform- ance Miujde Erol Analysis of production planning in case of the random demand Jamila Mehli-Qaissi, Product data model for production management and Amadou Coulibaly and logistics Bernard Mutel Sitki Gozlu, Demet Improvement of capacity utilization in a subcontract- Bayraktar and ing small scale manufacturing company Selahaddin Baykas Kai Mertins and Supporting order control in decentral manufacturing Reinhard Arlt structures Fatima Ghedjati Genetic algorithms for the job-shop scheduling problem with unrelated parallel machines and pre- cedence constraints: heuristic mixing method Ill Contents Jiyin Liu and Lixin Tang A modified genetic algorithm for single machine scheduling David Todd and Distributed task scheduling and allocation using Pratyush Sen genetic algorithms Runwei Cheng, Mitsuo Gen A tutorial survey of job-shop scheduling problems and Yasuhiro Tsujimura using genetic algorithms: Part Il. Hybrid genetic search strategies Richard Linn and Wei Zhang Hybrid flow shop scheduling: a survey A. P. Reynolds and Scheduling a manufacturing plant using simulated G. P. McKeown annealing and simulation G. Celano, S. Fichera, An evolutionary approach to multi-objective schedul- V. Grasso, U. La Commare ing of mixed model assembly lines and G. Perrone J. Schumacher, Disturbances and their impact on scheduling Z. Verwater-Lukszo and M. P. C. Weijnen Ewa Figielska Preemptive scheduling with changeovers: using column generation technique and genetic algorithm Wen-Yau Liang and An Internet-based application for electronics assem- Peter O’Grady blies components selection Tiber Toth, Ferenc Erdélyi Intensity type state variables in the integration of and Farzad Rayegani planning and controlling manufacturing processes Alain Guinet A primal-dual approach for capacity-constrained production planning with variable and fixed costs Wen-Yau Liang and An object-oriented formalism for electronics assem- Peter O’Grady blies components selection T. K. Kurian and On-line production control using a genetic algorithm Ch. V. Krishna Reddy IV Contents CAD/CAM P. T. J. Andrews, Design reuse in a CAD environment—four case T. M. M. Shahin and studies S. Sivaloganathan A. M. Daabub and A computer-based intelligent system for design for H. S. Abdalla assembly Hwa Gyoo Park and Enhancing manufacturing product development Jong Myung Baik through learning agent system over internet QUALITY, RELIABILITY, MAINTENANCE Takenori Takahashi 121 Statistical inference by normal probability paper P. M. Herder and Assessment of the quality of the design process and M. P. C. Weijnen the design of chemical plants with Piquar G. Celano and S. Fichera Multiobjective economic design of an X control chart Konstantin N. Nechval and Constructing lower simultaneous prediction limits on Nicholas A. Nechval observations in future samples from the past data G. Y. Hong, M. Xie and A statistical method for controlling software defect P. Shanmugan detection process Yu. M. Paramonov and Decision procedures of automated system for inspec- A. Yu. Paramonova tion program development Takeaki Taguchi and Optimal design problem of system reliability with Takao Yokota interval coefficient using improved genetic algorithms Mitsuo Gen and GA-based reliability design: state-of-the-art survey Jong Ryul Kim Nigel D. C. Lewis Assessing the evidence from the use of SPC in monitoring, predicting and improving software quality A. C. M. Fong and An improved algorithm for calculating the average G. R. Higgie synchronization delay of T-codes M. Xie and G. Y. Hong Software release time determination based on un- bounded NHPP model V Contents Joao Oliveira Soares and Economic evaluation of software projects—a sys- Artur Viana Fernandes tematic approach M.-S. Ouali, D. Ait-Kadi Fault diagnosis model based on Petri net with fuzzy and N. Rezg colors G. Q. Huang, M. Nie Web-based failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) and K. L. Mak SIMULATION J.C. W. Debuse, Parameter optimisation for a discrete event simulator V. J. Rayward-Smith and G. D. Smith Viatka Hlupic Simulation software: users’ requirements Mohy El-Din Mahmoud and A robust dynamic highway traffic simulation model Khaled El-Araby Essam El-Magd Simulation of material behaviour under dynamic loading George M. Giaglis, Discrete simulation for business engineering Ray J. Paul and Robert M. O'Keefe Joon-Soo Bae, Integration of workflow management and simulation Seok-Chan Jeong, Youngho Seo, Yeongho Kim and Suk-Ho Kang Nathalie Grangeon, Generic simulation model for hybrid flow-shop Alain Tanguy and Nikolay Tchernev S. E. Moussa, C. Moghrabi Simulating the first operation in an assembly line and M. S. Eid Leovigildo Lopez-Garcia and A simulator that uses Tabu Search to approach the Adelita Posada-Bolivar optimal solution to stochastic inventory models Celestine A. Ntuen and Simulation of crew size requirement in a maintained Eui H. Park reliability system VI Contents Ray J. Paul The CASM environment revisited again S. |. lassinovski, C. Raczy Intelligent simulation based decision support and A. Artiba environment N. Fritz, A. ElSawy, Simulation of mechanical drives with EASY5*" K.-H. Modler and H. Goldhahn Tillal Eldabi, Ray J. Paul and Computer simulation in healthcare decision making Simon J. E. Taylor Hwa Gyoo Park, A development of object-oriented simulator for Jong Myung Baik, manufacturing execution systems Sang Bong Park and Chan Ho Lee Hamad |. Odhabi, Java iconic visual environment for simulation Ray J. Paul and (JIVESim) Robert Macredie INVENTORY Nicholas A. Nechval and Applications of invariance to estimation of safety Konstantin N. Nechval stock levels in inventory model K. Takeda and M. Kuroda Optimal inventory configuration of finished and semifinished products in multi-stage production/ inventory system with an acceptable response time Heung-Suk Hwang Inventory models for both deteriorating and amelior- ating items M. K. Salameh, Effect of deteriorating items on the instantaneous S. A. Fakhreddine and replenishment model with backlogging N. Noueihed Igor Ushakov, Spare supply system for Globalstar, a worldwide Sergei Antonov, telecommunication system Sumantra Chakravarty, Asad Hamid and Thomas Keliinoi Fuh-hwa Liu and Bilevel hysteretic service rate control for bulk arrival Jung-wei Tseng queue Vil Contents K. L. Mak, Y. S. Wong and 273 Optimal inventory control of lumpy demand items G. Q. Huang using genetic algorithms METAHEURISTICS AND APPLICATIONS F. Riane, C. Raczy and 277 Hybrid auto-adaptable simulated annealing based A. Artiba heuristic Andreas Fink and Generic metaheuristics application to industrial Stefan Vo engineering problems Jiyin Liu The impact of neighbouring size on the process of simulated annealing: computational experiments on the flowshop scheduling problem ERGONOMICS, HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING, IE EDUCATION Yves Beauchamp 289 Application of visual analog scales (VAS) for the comparative evaluation of tool and equipment designs and work methods Sherif M. Waly and Ergonomic design using computer animation Frederick E. Sistler Godwin G. Udo and Human factors affecting the success of advanced Aniekan A. Ebiefung manufacturing systems C. M. Copot, S. M. Taboun Bench-marking epidemiological models of repetitive and L. P. Oriet strain injuries for various industries Wei Zhang, Voice recognition based human-computer interface Vincent G. Duffy, design Richard Linn and Ameersing Luximon Satoshi Uchida and Visual matrix calculator for undergraduate students Naokazu Yamaki H. M. Hosny An interactive lab environment for computing con- cepts and courseware Vill Contents FACILITY PLANNING, ROUTING, LOCATION, LOADING R. Yaman and E. Balibek 319 Decision making for facility layout problem solutions R. J. Kuo, S. C. Chi and 323 A decision support system for locating convenience S. S. Kao store through fuzzy AHP A. |. Abdelmola and Productivity model for the cell formation problem: a S. M. Taboun simulated annealing algorithm Fuh-hwa Franklin Liu and An overview of a heuristic for vehicle routing problem Sheng-yuan Shen with time windows Heung-Suk Hwang A food distribution model for famine relief C.-F. Chien and W.-T. Wu A framework of modularized heuristics for determin- ing the container loading patterns INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS F. Duarte, H. Araujo and An automatic system for dirt in pulp inspection using A. Dourado hierarchical image segmentation P. Tantaswadi, J. Vilainatre, Machine vision for automated visual inspection of N. Tamaree and cotton quality in textile industries using color iso- P. Viraivan discrimination contour Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran Statistical analysis of drug stability and Luis A. Olivares P. Carvalho, H. Araujo and An automatic optical sensor for vessels and fibbers A. Dourado quality inspection in pulp production A. L. Orille, A new simulation of symmetrical three phase induc- G. M. A. Sowilam and tion motor under transformations of Park J. A. Valencia R. Lopez, J. Pedra and Transformer simulation useful for harmonic analysis L. Sainz H. Meng, P. C. Russell, Modelling and control of plasma etching processes in P. J. G. Lisboa and the semiconductor industry G. R. Jones IX Contents Aniekan A. Ebiefung and An industrial pollution emission control model Godwin Udo E. Hopper and B. Turton A genetic algorithm for a 2D industrial packing problem Takao Yokota, Takeaki A solution method for optimal cost problem of welded Taguchi and Mitsuo Gen beam by using genetic algorithms Edmund Burke and Comparison of meta-heuristic algorithms for cluster- Graham Kendall ing rectangles Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran Application of neural networks to chemical process and Henry Jackson control A. L. Orille and Application of neural networks for direct torque G. M. A. Sowilam control A. L. Orille and Nabil Khalil A fast faulted phase detection relay for high voltage transmission lines using the FIR neural networks A. L. Orille, Nabil Khalil and A transformed differential protection based on finite J. A. Valencia V. impulse response artificial neural network Yoshimitsu Yokota, Smoothing of EMG and heart rate profile with spline Jun Usuki and function and forecasting with neural network Masatoshi Kitaoka ENGINEERING ECONOMICS/ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT A. Gunasekaran, H. B. Marri Activity based costing in small and medium enter- and R. J. Grieve prises A. Gunasekaran and Design of activity-based costing in a small company: D. Singh a case study K. A. Weir, A. K. Kochhar, Strategic integration in UK manufacturing companies S. A. LeBeau and D. G. Edgeley A. M. Ahmed and The role of innovation process in crafting the vision of H. S. Abdalla the future Clive Vassell Computer integrated manufacturing, and small and medium enterprises X Contents Georges Abdul-Nour, Mixed production, flexibility and SME Jocelyn Drolet and Serge Lambert Navee Chiadamrong An integrated fuzzy multi-criteria decision making method for manufacturing strategies selection K. Wagner, P. Ohlhausen, Implementing world-class standards in R&D for the J. Vilsmeier and European aerospace industry R. Bennion Kyung Hye Park and Virtual enterprise—information system and network- Joel Favrel ing solution EXPERT SYSTEMS, Al, DECISION SUPPORT A. A. El-Sawy and 445 A hybrid approach for machining process optimiz- H. S. Abdalla ation using multiple experts data Nigel D. C. Lewis Continuous process improvement using Bayesian Belief Networks Walid Chainbi Proposition of formal semantics for multi-agent systems A. Brun and A. Portioli Agent-based shop-floor scheduling of multi stage systems Yu. M. Paramonov, Automated system for inspection planning V.1. Abramov and A. A. Glagovsky C.K. Y. Lin The development of a workforce management system for a hotline service Thomas W. Knowles Optimization models for mine planning Grant DuCote and A design of personnel scheduling software for Eric M. Malstrom manufacturing A. C. Garavelli, Fuzzy logic to improve the robustness of decision M. Gorgoglione and support systems under uncertainty B. Scozzi Contents OPTIMISATION/COST ESTIMATION/PROCESS CONTROL A. Gayretli and H. S. Abdalla 481 A feature-based prototype system for the evaluation and optimisation of manufacturing processes H. Jahan-Shahi, E. Shayan Cost estimation in flat plate processing using fuzzy and S. Masood sets H. A. Eiselt and Price probing in the simplex method C.-L. Sandblom Selma Limam and Towards a communicating Petri net tool for modeling Pierre Ladet production processes M.L. Espinouse, Minimizing the makespan in the two-machine no- P. Formanowicz and wait flow-shop with limited machine availability B. Penz Helene Rousseau Discretisation of the switched flow systems: influence on the chaotic behaviour NUMBER 3 SPECIAL ISSUE: MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 505 Preface K. L. Poh and B. W. Ang 507 Transportation fuels and policy for Singapore: an AHP planning approach Eng U. Choo, Interpretation of criteria weights in multicriteria Bertram Schoner and decision making William C. Wedley Sai Kolli and Gerald W. Evans A multiple objective integer programming approach for planning franchise expansion Yi-Hsin Liu and Bicriteria programming with several modern appli- Jerald P. Dauer cations E. Melachrinoudis Bicriteria location of a semi-obnoxious facility Wlodzimierz Ogryczak On the distribution approach to location problems XII