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Joint rolling-horizon scheduling of materials processing and lot-sizing with sequence-dependent setups (2007)
Journal Article
De Araujo, S. A., Arenales, M. N., & Clark, A. (2007). Joint rolling-horizon scheduling of materials processing and lot-sizing with sequence-dependent setups. Journal of Heuristics, 13(4), 337-358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10732-007-9011-9

A lot sizing and scheduling problem from a foundry is considered in which key materials are produced and then transformed into many products on a single machine. A mixed integer programming (MIP) model is developed, taking into account sequence-depen... Read More about Joint rolling-horizon scheduling of materials processing and lot-sizing with sequence-dependent setups.

Rolling horizon heuristics for production planning and set-up scheduling with backlogs and error-prone demand forecasts (2005)
Journal Article
Clark, A. (2005). Rolling horizon heuristics for production planning and set-up scheduling with backlogs and error-prone demand forecasts. Production Planning and Control, 16(1), 81-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537280412331286565

Three families of models and fast heuristic methods are developed for identifying a production plan and immediate set-up schedule for a manufacturing line with changeover times. The initial model is exact, but is optimally solvable only for very shor... Read More about Rolling horizon heuristics for production planning and set-up scheduling with backlogs and error-prone demand forecasts.

Hybrid heuristics for planning lot setups and sizes (2003)
Journal Article
Clark, A. (2003). Hybrid heuristics for planning lot setups and sizes. Computers and Industrial Engineering, 45(4), 545-562. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0360-8352%2803%2900073-1

The planning of a canning line at a drinks manufacturer is discussed and formulated as a mathematical programming model. Several alternative heuristic solution methods are developed, tested and compared on real data, illustrating the trade-offs betwe... Read More about Hybrid heuristics for planning lot setups and sizes.

Do the right thing: When clients aren't clear about what they want (1998)
Journal Article
Clark, A., & Campos, D. (1998). Do the right thing: When clients aren't clear about what they want. Or Insight, 11(2), 24-27. https://doi.org/10.1057/ori.1998.12

A heuristic method for lot-sizing in multi-stage systems (1997)
Journal Article
Clark, A. R., Armentano, V. A., França, P. M., França, P. M., Armentano, V. A., Berretta, R. E., & Clark, A. (1997). A heuristic method for lot-sizing in multi-stage systems. Computers and Operations Research, 24(9), 861-874. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-0548%2896%2900097-4

This article considers the lot-sizing problem in multi-stage production settings with capacity-constrained resources. This problem deals with the determination of a production plan for the end item and its components in order to meet the forecast dem... Read More about A heuristic method for lot-sizing in multi-stage systems.