A matheuristic for lot-streaming scheduling in a flexible job shop with variable sublots and intermingling settings.

Authors: Zhao, Zian¹ (AUTHOR), Zhou, Hong¹ (AUTHOR) h_zhou@buaa.edu.cn, Eun, Joonyup² (AUTHOR), Zhao, Luwei¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Oct2025, p1-30. 30p. 13 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *SCHEDULING, *BATCH processing, MIXED integer linear programming, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, HEURISTIC algorithms

On formulations for the one-dimensional cutting stock with a limited number of open stacks problem.

Authors: Guimarães, Gabriel Gazzinelli¹ (AUTHOR), Poldi, Kelly Cristina¹ (AUTHOR) kelly@ime.unicamp.br, Martin, Mateus² (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Oct2025, p1-28. 28p. 5 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *SCHEDULING, *EMPIRICAL research, CUTTING stock problem, MIXED integer linear programming, DESIGN, OPTIMIZATION algorithms

Scheduling parallel mixed-model assembly lines with cross-line item transfers.

Authors: Bukchin, Yossi¹ (AUTHOR), Khmelnitsky, Eugene¹ (AUTHOR) xmel@tauex.tau.ac.il

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Nov2025, Vol. 63 Issue 21, p7980-7997. 18p.

Subject Terms: *SCHEDULING, *MARKOV processes, *ASSEMBLY line methods, MIXED integer linear programming, COST functions

Passengers rescheduling to minimise check-in time and conveyor belt degradation.

Authors: Schmitt, Julia¹ (AUTHOR), Tighazoui, Ayoub¹ (AUTHOR) ayoub.tighazoui@unistra.fr, Hajej, Zied² (AUTHOR), Rose, Bertrand¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Oct2025, Vol. 63 Issue 20, p7405-7426. 22p.

Subject Terms: *AIRPORT management, *QUEUING theory, *PROCESS optimization, *AIR travel, *DYNAMIC programming, MIXED integer linear programming, DURABILITY, CONVEYOR belts

A bi-objective optimisation model for the drone scheduling problem in island delivery.

Authors: Yang, Ying¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Jiaxin² (AUTHOR), Wang, Shuaian¹ (AUTHOR) hans.wang@polyu.edu.hk

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Oct2025, Vol. 63 Issue 19, p7174-7195. 22p.

Subject Terms: *SCHEDULING, *DRONE aircraft delivery, *ENERGY consumption, *DELIVERY of goods, MULTI-objective optimization, MIXED integer linear programming

Assignment strategy and lane depth in homogeneous multi-deep shuttle-based S/R systems.

Authors: Lupi, Giacomo¹ (AUTHOR), Accorsi, Riccardo¹ (AUTHOR), Battarra, Ilaria¹ (AUTHOR), Guidani, Beatrice¹ (AUTHOR), Manzini, Riccardo¹ (AUTHOR) riccardo.manzini@unibo.it, Sirri, Gabriele¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Oct2025, Vol. 63 Issue 19, p7110-7128. 19p.

Subject Terms: *AUTOMATED storage retrieval systems, *INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems, *RESOURCE allocation, MIXED integer linear programming, STORAGE, ASSIGNMENT problems (Programming)

An optimisation approach for the agricultural and industrial tactical planning in the fresh fruit processing industry.

Authors: Rocco, Cleber Damião¹ (AUTHOR) cdrocco@unicamp.br, Guimarães, Luís² (AUTHOR), Almada-Lobo, Bernardo² (AUTHOR), Morabito, Reinaldo³ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Oct2025, Vol. 63 Issue 19, p6982-7012. 31p.

Subject Terms: *SCHEDULING, *INVENTORY control, *MANUFACTURING processes, *RESOURCE allocation, MIXED integer linear programming, FRUIT processing, OPTIMIZATION algorithms, AGRICULTURE

Integrated optimisation of berth allocation and yard management in the parallel-layout automated container terminal under uncertainty.

Authors: Duan, Shuang¹ (AUTHOR), Zheng, Hongxing¹ (AUTHOR) zhredstar@dlmu.edu.cn, Wang, Zhaoyang¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Sep2025, p1-24. 24p. 10 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *CONTAINERIZATION, *UNCERTAINTY (Information theory), MIXED integer linear programming, OPTIMIZATION algorithms, CONTAINER terminals, SENSITIVITY analysis, DOCKS

An innovative framework integrating MILP and a parallel optimal algorithm for UAV-Enabled last-Mile delivery.

Authors: Amirteimoori, Arash¹ (AUTHOR) amirteia@mcmaster.ca, Kia, Reza² (AUTHOR), Mohamed, Moataz³ (AUTHOR), Weber, Gerhard-Wilhelm⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Sep2025, p1-21. 21p. 5 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *DELIVERY of goods, *ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis, *SUSTAINABLE transportation, *LOCAL delivery services, MIXED integer linear programming, ROUTING algorithms, DRONE aircraft, PARALLEL algorithms

Order processing and buffer assignment in an order picking system with cooperative robots.

Authors: Wei, Jie¹ (AUTHOR), Xu, Xianhao¹ (AUTHOR), Zou, Bipan² (AUTHOR) zbp0307@126.com, Zhao, Xuan¹ (AUTHOR), Gong, Yeming³ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Sep2025, p1-25. 25p. 14 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *ORDER picking systems, *RESOURCE allocation, *INDUSTRIAL robots, MIXED integer linear programming, OPTIMIZATION algorithms, METAHEURISTIC algorithms

Mathematical formulations and an adaptive large neighbourhood search method for the single movable machine scheduling and location problem.

Authors: Tang, Lianhua¹ (AUTHOR), Ma, Hoi-Lam² (AUTHOR), Wen, Xin³ (AUTHOR) windy.wen@polyu.edu.hk, Li, Yantong⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Aug2025, p1-34. 34p. 12 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *SCHEDULING, LOCATION problems (Programming), MIXED integer linear programming, METAHEURISTIC algorithms, SENSITIVITY analysis, HEURISTIC algorithms, COMPUTER simulation

Solving the blocking job-shop scheduling problem considering transportation and the no buffer constraint: a performance and price-based auction approach.

Authors: Chen, Shiming¹ (AUTHOR), Zeng, Chengkuan¹ (AUTHOR) zengchengkuan@mail.neu.edu.cn, Tang, Jiafu² (AUTHOR), Yan, Chongjun² (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jul2025, p1-19. 19p. 10 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *PRODUCTION scheduling, *LOGISTICS, *BIDDING strategies, *SCHEDULING, MIXED integer linear programming, NUMERICAL analysis, AUTOMATED guided vehicle systems

Dynamic layout design for scalable reconfigurable manufacturing systems.

Authors: Saffar, Fatemeh¹ (AUTHOR), Moghaddam, Shokraneh K.² (AUTHOR) s.khashkhashimoghadam@herts.ac.uk, Huang, Sihan³ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Sep2025, Vol. 63 Issue 17, p6530-6552. 23p.

Subject Terms: *SCALABILITY, *RESOURCE management, *RESOURCE allocation, *FLEXIBLE manufacturing systems, *PLANT layout, MIXED integer linear programming, BUILDING layout

Robust design and planning of a bioenergy supply chain under multi-uncertainty.

Authors: Li, Qiaofeng¹ (AUTHOR), Yuan, Qiman² (AUTHOR), Wang, Lu³ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Zhi-Hai⁴ (AUTHOR), Chen, Xiaohong^5,6 (AUTHOR) csu_cxh@163.com

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Aug2025, Vol. 63 Issue 16, p5963-5986. 24p.

Subject Terms: *SUPPLY chains, *EMPIRICAL research, *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *RISK aversion, *ALGORITHMS, MIXED integer linear programming, BIOENERGETICS, ETHANOL as fuel

An exact method to solve the flex-route transit operational planning problem considering energy consumption.

Authors: Li, Mingyang¹ (AUTHOR), Tang, Jinjun¹ (AUTHOR), Feng, Tao^2,3 (AUTHOR) fontoo@my.swjtu.edu.cn

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Aug2025, Vol. 63 Issue 16, p6155-6177. 23p.

Subject Terms: *ENERGY consumption, *OPERATIONS research, *ALGORITHMS, MIXED integer linear programming, MECHANICAL efficiency, COMBINATORIAL optimization, TRANSPORTATION planning, PARATRANSIT services

Integrated optimisation of operations and financing for large-scale multi-period multi-product capital-constrained supply chains.

Authors: Cheng, Junheng¹ (AUTHOR), Lin, Yanhong¹ (AUTHOR), Cheng, Jingya¹ (AUTHOR), Liao, Lingtong¹ (AUTHOR), Chu, Feng² (AUTHOR) feng.chu@univ-evry.fr

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Aug2025, Vol. 63 Issue 15, p5838-5862. 25p.

Subject Terms: *SUPPLY chains, *BUDGET, *HEURISTIC, *INVESTMENT policy, *PROCESS optimization, MIXED integer linear programming

Land layout optimisation for virtual land sales in the metaverse: two-dimensional assortment problem.

Authors: Huang, Yao-Huei¹ (AUTHOR), Hu, Bohan² (AUTHOR), Hwang, F. J.³ (AUTHOR) feng-jang.hwang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jul2025, Vol. 63 Issue 13, p4617-4638. 22p.

Subject Terms: *LINEAR programming, *INTEGER programming, SHARED virtual environments, HEURISTIC algorithms, METAHEURISTIC algorithms

Nesting and scheduling for parallel additive manufacturing machines with uncertain processing times: a simulation-optimisation approach.

Authors: Wu, Hao¹ (AUTHOR), Yu, Chunlong¹ (AUTHOR) chunlong.yu@polimi.it, Yu, Shaohua² (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jun2025, p1-30. 30p. 12 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *SCHEDULING, *RAPID prototyping, MIXED integer linear programming, STOCHASTIC programming, SELECTIVE laser sintering

Purchasing and remanufacturing decisions with different quality returned material and finished goods.

Authors: Karabağ, Oktay^1,2 (AUTHOR) karabag@ese.eur.nl, Karaesmen, Fikri³ (AUTHOR), Tan, Barış⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jun2025, Vol. 63 Issue 12, p4413-4430. 18p.

Subject Terms: *CIRCULAR economy, *LINEAR programming, *DECISION making, *MARKOV processes, *RANDOM variables

A cutting-plane algorithm for an orienteering problem with mandatory visits and simultaneous production.

Authors: Wang, Shijin¹ (AUTHOR) shijinwang@tongji.edu.cn, Zhang, Hanyu¹ (AUTHOR), Chu, Feng² (AUTHOR), Fang, Kan³ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Production Research. Jun2025, Vol. 63 Issue 12, p4287-4305. 19p.

Subject Terms: *LINEAR programming, *ALGORITHMS, ORIENTEERING, ORIENTEERS, SENSITIVITY analysis