Mehdi Foumani

A transformation technique for the clustered generalized traveling salesman problem with applications to logistics

Pouya Baniasadi, Mehdi Foumani, Kate Smith-Miles, Vladimir Ejov

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Operational Research

Stochastic optimization of two-machine flow shop robotic cells with controllable inspection times: From theory toward practice

Mehdi Foumani, Ayaz Razeghi, Kate Smith-Miles

Journal article  |  2020  |  Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

The impact of various carbon reduction policies on green flowshop scheduling

Mehdi Foumani, Kate Smith-Miles

Journal article  |  2019  |  Applied Energy

A cross-entropy method for optimising robotic automated storage and retrieval systems

Mehdi Foumani, Asghar Moeini, Michael Haythorpe, Kate Smith-Miles

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Production Research

A framework for stochastic scheduling of two-machine robotic rework cells with in-process inspection system

Mehdi Foumani, Kate Smith-Miles, Indra Gunawan, Asghar Moeini

Journal article  |  2017  |  Computers & Industrial Engineering

Scheduling of two-machine robotic rework cells: In-process, post-process and in-line inspection scenarios

Mehdi Foumani, Kate Smith-Miles, Indra Gunawan

Journal article  |  2017  |  Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Increasing Throughput for a Class of Two-Machine Robotic Cells Served by a Multifunction Robot

Mehdi Foumani, Indra Gunawan, Kate Smith-Miles

Journal article  |  2017  |  IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Notes on Feasibility and Optimality Conditions of Small-Scale Multifunction Robotic Cell Scheduling Problems With Pickup Restrictions

Mehdi Foumani, Indra Gunawan, Kate Smith-Miles, M Yousef Ibrahim

Journal article  |  2015  |  IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics

Stochastic scheduling of an automated two-machine robotic cell with in-process inspection system

M Foumani, K Smith-Miles, I Gunawan, A Moeini

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  Proceedings - CIE 45: 2015 International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering

Resolution of Deadlocks in a Robotic Cell Scheduling Problem with Post-Process Inspection System: Avoidance and Recovery Scenarios

M Foumani, I Gunawan, K Smith-Miles

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  2015 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM)

Scheduling rotationally arranged robotic cells served by a multi-function robot

Mehdi Foumani, Indra Gunawan, Yousef Ibrahim

Conference Proceedings  |  2014  |  International Journal of Production Research

Scheduling dual gripper robotic cells with a hub machine

M Foumani, MY Ibrahim, I Gunawan

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  2013 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics

Fitting the three-parameter Weibull distribution with Cross Entropy

Asghar Moeini, Kouroush Jenab, Mohsen Mohammadi, Mehdi Foumani

Journal article  |  2013  |  Applied Mathematical Modelling

Analysis of flexible robotic cells with improved pure cycle

Mehdi Foumani, Kouroush Jenab

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Cyclic Production for Robotic Cells Served by Multi-Function Robots with Resumable Processing Regime

M Foumani, MY Ibrahim, I Gunawan

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

AN OPERATION-ORIENTED ANALYSIS OF HYBRID ROBOTIC CELLS

Mehdi Foumani, Kouroush Jenab

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Robotics and Automation

Cyclic scheduling in small-scale robotic cells served by a multi-function robot

M Foumani, M Yousef Ibrahim, I Gunawan

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society

Utilisation of pruned Pareto-optimal solutions in the multi objective optimisation: An application to system redundancy allocation problems

A Moeini, M Foumani, K Jenab

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences

Quantifying the Impact of using Multi-function Robots on Productivity of Rotationally Arranged Robotic Cells

M Foumani, MY Ibrahim, I Gunawan

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management

Cyclic scheduling of a robotic flexible cell with load lock and swap

Fariborz Jolai, Mehdi Foumani, Reza Tavakoli-Moghadam, Parviz Fattahi

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Cycle time analysis in reentrant robotic cells with swap ability

Mehdi Foumani, Kouroush Jenab

Journal article  |  2012  |  International Journal of Production Research