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Multiple-objective heuristics for scheduling unrelated parallel machines by Lin, Yang-Kuei, Fowler, John W., Pfund, Michele E.

“…► We propose three heuristics to find solutions to parallel machine scheduling problems. ► We consider makespan, total weighted completion time, and total…”
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A survey of scheduling with parallel batch (p-batch) processing by Fowler, John W., Mönch, Lars

“…•We focus on deterministic scheduling of jobs on batch processing machines.•A taxonomy of parallel batching problems is provided.•We survey the literature with…”
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A survey of semiconductor supply chain models part I: semiconductor supply chains, strategic network design, and supply chain simulation by Mönch, Lars, Uzsoy, Reha, Fowler, John W.

“…Supply chain management issues have become increasingly important to the semiconductor industry over the last two decades due to the global distribution of…”
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A multi-population genetic algorithm to solve multi-objective scheduling problems for parallel machines by Cochran, Jeffery K., Horng, Shwu-Min, Fowler, John W.

“…In this paper we propose a two-stage multi-population genetic algorithm (MPGA) to solve parallel machine scheduling problems with multiple objectives. In the…”
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A survey of semiconductor supply chain models part III: master planning, production planning, and demand fulfilment by Mönch, Lars, Uzsoy, Reha, Fowler, John W.

“…Part I of this three-part series described semiconductor supply chains from the decision-making and functional perspectives, using this as a framework to…”
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A survey of semiconductor supply chain models Part II: demand planning, inventory management, and capacity planning by Uzsoy, Reha, Fowler, John W., Mönch, Lars

“…Part I of this three-part series described semiconductor supply chains from the decision-making and functional perspectives, using this as a framework to…”
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Constraint Programming Approach for Scheduling Jobs With Release Times, Non-Identical Sizes, and Incompatible Families on Parallel Batching Machines by Ham, Andy, Fowler, John W., Cakici, Eray

“…We study a parallel batch-scheduling problem that involves the constraints of different job release times, non-identical job sizes, and incompatible job…”
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Guest Editorial Special Section on Production-Level Artificial Intelligence Applications in Semiconductor Manufacturing by Fowler, John W., Kempf, Karl, Monch, Lars

“…The increasing availability of data, advances in computational and storage capacities of IT systems, and algorithmic advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI),…”
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A generalized decision support framework for large‐scale project portfolio decisions by Sampath, Siddhartha, Gel, Esma S., Kempf, Karl G., Fowler, John W.

“…Project portfolio selection (PPS) is a complex problem faced by major companies whenever there are multiple funding opportunities with insufficient budget to…”
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Bi-Criteria Scheduling of Surgical Services for an Outpatient Procedure Center by Gul, Serhat, Denton, Brian T., Fowler, John W., Huschka, Todd

“…Uncertainty in the duration of surgical procedures can cause long patient wait times, poor utilization of resources, and high overtime costs. We compare…”
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Queuing approximations for capacity planning under common setup rules by Gel, Esma S, Fowler, John W, Khowala, Ketan

“…We consider the problem of estimating the resulting utilization and cycle times in manufacturing settings that are subject to significant capacity losses due…”
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A hybrid scheduling approach for a two-stage flexible flow shop with batch processing machines by Tan, Yi, Mönch, Lars, Fowler, John W.

“…In this paper, we discuss a flexible flow shop scheduling problem with batch processing machines at each stage and with jobs that have unequal ready times…”
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A survey of problems, solution techniques, and future challenges in scheduling semiconductor manufacturing operations by Mönch, Lars, Fowler, John W., Dauzère-Pérès, Stéphane, Mason, Scott J., Rose, Oliver

“…In this paper, we discuss scheduling problems in semiconductor manufacturing. Starting from describing the manufacturing process, we identify typical…”
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Design for customer responsiveness: Decision support system for push–pull supply chains with multiple demand fulfillment points by Fowler, John W., Kim, Seung-Hwan, Shunk, Dan L.

“…A push–pull supply chain is a hybrid of “push” and “pull” supply chains where semi-finished products are produced by forecasts and “pushed” to a stock point,…”
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Decision Assessment Algorithms for Location and Capacity Optimization under Resource Shortages by Ramirez‐Nafarrate, Adrian, Araz, Ozgur M., Fowler, John W.

“…ABSTRACT Emergency response preparedness requires strategic and operational planning. As natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and bioterrorism continue to…”
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Mixed integer programming formulations for single machine scheduling problems by Keha, Ahmet B., Khowala, Ketan, Fowler, John W.

“…In this paper, the computational performance of four different mixed integer programming (MIP) formulations for various single machine scheduling problems is…”
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Expanding the Y Dwarf Census with Spitzer Follow-up of the Coldest CatWISE Solar Neighborhood Discoveries by Meisner, Aaron M., Caselden, Dan, Kirkpatrick, J. Davy, Marocco, Federico, Gelino, Christopher R., Cushing, Michael C., Eisenhardt, Peter R. M., Wright, Edward L., Faherty, Jacqueline K., Koontz, Renata, Marchese, Elijah J., Khalil, Mohammed, Fowler, John W., Schlafly, Edward F.

“…We present Spitzer 3.6 and 4.5 m follow-up of 170 candidate extremely cool brown dwarfs newly discovered via the combination of Wide-field Infrared Survey…”
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Aperture Photometry Tool by Laher, Russ R., Gorjian, Varoujan, Rebull, Luisa M., Masci, Frank J., Fowler, John W., Helou, George, Kulkarni, Shrinivas R., Law, Nicholas M.

“…ABSTRACT Aperture Photometry Tool (APT) is software for astronomers and students interested in manually exploring the photometric qualities of astronomical…”
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Guest Editorial Special Section-Papers From the 2019 MASM/WSC Conference by Fowler, John W., Monch, Lars, Lee, Tae-Eog

“…The 2019 International Conference on Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing (MASM 2019) was part of the 2019 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC)…”
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Heuristics for workforce planning with worker differences by Fowler, John W., Wirojanagud, Pornsarun, Gel, Esma S.

“…This study considers decisions in workforce management assuming individual workers are inherently different as measured by general cognitive ability (GCA). A…”
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