... approach can be an online tool for measurement of circular components in automated manufacturing systems. Hsien‐Yu Tseng can be contacted at: hytseng@mail.sju.edu.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Automation Manufacturing systems Optimization techniques Algorithmic languages...

... Pheng Khoo can be contacted at: mlpkhoo@ntu.edu.sg © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Supply chain management Electronic commerce Algorithmic languages Information and communication technology, which brings about e‐business, has created much impact on almost every sector...

...: the number of departments fixed in location inside a facility. Computer aided design Facilities Algorithmic languages The efficient design of a facility layout has generally been recognized as one of the most important issues in contemporary manufacturing systems. This can be justified since...

... circuits Algorithmic languages Assembly lines The introduction of highly automated production processes in the printed circuit board (PCB) industry has been implemented in response to the high demand for PCBs. This implementation has been accompanied with some combinatorial optimisation problems...

.... Shiu Hong Choi can be contacted at: shchoi@hkucc.hku.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Job production systems Order systems Algorithmic languages The machine‐based decomposition method breaks a job‐shop scheduling problem (JSSP) down into a number of single‐machine...