OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Fixturing-driven determination of multi-product assembly plans in the context of product variety and reconfiguration	50
An efficient metaheuristic algorithm for the organ transplant logistics network considering urban traffic and cold ischemia constraints	31
Fluid models for customer service web chat systems with interactive automated service	29
A Benders decomposition approach for planning home blood donations	27
Improving access to emergency medical services using advanced air mobility vehicles	23
Liner feeder service network design problem for joint operation: a case study from China	22
In the driver’s seat: the role of transformational leadership in safe and productive truck cargo transport	21
Elite solutions and Tabu assisted variable neighbourhood descent for rescheduling problems in the steelmaking-refining-continuous casting process	20
Multi-neighborhood simulated annealing for the integrated patient-to-room and nurse-to-patient assignment problem	19
Valuing labor flexibility in cross-training using a real options approach	18
Potentials of using real-time data to increase the update frequency of production planning and control strategies in MTO: a discrete event simulation study	17
Dynamic product planning for online service platform coordinating with service agents and operations resource providers: a three-level optimization approach	17
Smart scheduling of hanging workshop via digital twin and deep reinforcement learning	17
Correction to: Robust multi-period capacity, location, and access of rural cardiovascular services under uncertainty	16
Assigning orders and pods to picking stations in a multi-level robotic mobile fulfillment system	15
Flexible scheduling of diagnostic tests in automotive manufacturing	14
Storage prioritization by redistributing wafer lot transfers to enhance real-world fab throughput	14
Balancing and sequencing of mixed-model parallel robotic assembly lines considering energy consumption	14
Machine-based identification system via optical character recognition	13
A restless bandit approach for capacitated condition based maintenance scheduling	12
Balancing earliness and tardiness within workload control order release: an assessment by simulation	12
Three-stage service network design in rail-road networks with demand and capacity uncertainty	12
Queueing network models for the analysis and optimisation of material handling systems: a systematic literature review	12
Multi-objective restarted simulated annealing algorithm for assembly line balancing problem with collaborative robots considering ergonomics risks	12
Puzzle-based movable rack system with diagonal movements and class-based storage policy	12

A first optimization approach to parameterize demand-driven MRP in the presence of multiple products and finite capacity	11
A reinforcement learning/ad-hoc planning and scheduling mechanism for flexible and sustainable manufacturing systems	11
A dynamic flexible job shop scheduling method based on collaborative agent reinforcement learning	10
Correction: Measuring the performance of medical waste recycling systems in China’s new frst-tier cities with a novel bounded adjusted measure model	10
Balancing and sequencing of mixed-model assembly line considering preventive maintenance scenarios: mathematical model and a migrating birds optimization algorithm	10
30th international conference on flexible automation and intelligent manufacturing (FAIM2021) special issue: modern manufacturing systems management	10
Uses and challenges of digital twins-based augmented reality in operator training and data visualization in process manufacturing lines	10
Choice-driven location-allocation model for healthcare facility location problem	9
Leveraging digital twin to enhance humanitarian logistics operations	9
Integrated planning approach for fleet sizing and fleet management of freight railcars	9
Digital twin-based storage tank scheduling for unloading and transport operations at a liquid bulk terminal	9
Robust berth scheduling using machine learning for vessel arrival time prediction	8
Machine as a smart service: a hybrid knowledge graph approach	8
Dynamic optimal pricing considering advertising and improvement quality strategies over product life-cycle horizon	7
Clusters of floor locations-allocation of stores to cross-docking warehouse considering satisfaction and space using MOGWO and NSGA-II algorithms	7
Capacity planning in a decentralized autologous cell therapy manufacturing network for low-cost resilience	7
Computationally efficient approximate dynamic programming for multi-site production capacity planning with uncertain demands	6
Multi-resource constrained scheduling considering process plan flexibility and lot streaming for the CNC machining industry	6
An integrated scheduling method for AGVs in an automated container terminal considering battery swapping and battery degradation	6
Correction to: Anticipating technical car sequencing rules in the master production scheduling of mixed-model assembly lines	5
Lean and Industry 4.0 mitigating common losses in Engineer-to-Order theory and practice: an exploratory study	5
Integrated model assignment and multi-line balancing in human–robot collaborative mixed-model assembly lines	5
Robotic stochastic assembly line balancing	5
Real-time rescheduling for smart shop floors: an integrated method	5
Data-driven aggregate modeling of a semiconductor wafer fab to predict WIP levels and cycle time distributions	5
Integrated storage assignment for an E-grocery fulfilment centre: accounting for day-of-week demand patterns	5
Correction: A memetic NSGA‑II for the multi‑objective flexible job shop scheduling problem with real‑time energy tariffs	5
On a bi-objective distributed permutation flow shop problem with batch processing machines	5
Balancing picking and outbound loading efficiency in an SBS/RS through a digital twin	4
Berth planning and real-time disruption recovery: a simulation study for a tidal port	4
Service-oriented multi-stakeholder collaborative network optimization for EoL batteries recycling	4
Co-opetition behaviors of capital-constrained retailers in a closed-loop supply chain with pricing and recycling decisions	4
Assessment of coal supply chain under carbon trade policy by extended exergy accounting method	4
A review of current trends and future directions in reverse logistics research	4
To share or not to share? Remanufacturing design responsibility in an authorized remanufactured supply chain	4
The impacts of stockout cost on a stochastic production-inventory system in minimizing total cost conditional value-at-risk	4
Constraint programming models for parallel robotic assembly line balancing problems considering energy-efficiency	4
Multi-period integrated production and delivery scheduling to enhance online orders fulfillment considering due dates	4
Designing a computer-vision-based artifact for automated quality control: a case study in the food industry	4
Self-adaptive memetic algorithms for multi-objective single machine learning-effect scheduling problems with release times	4
Formulations and exact solution approaches for a coupled bin-packing and lot-sizing problem with sequence-dependent setups	4
A material handling system modeling framework: a data-driven approach for the generation of discrete-event simulation models	3
Improved swarm-based metaheuristics for optimizing human–robot collaborative assembly lines with multi-type collaborative robots	3
Optimizing production levels in maritime inventory routing with load-dependent speed optimization	3
Cooperative and non-cooperative algorithms for distributed parallel jobs scheduling	3
Joint optimization of production, maintenance, and distribution planning in a multi-site environment	3
Material flow control in make-to-stock production systems: an assessment of order generation, order release and production authorization by simulation	3
A machine learning framework for explainable knowledge mining and production, maintenance, and quality control optimization in flexible circular manufacturing systems	3
Anticipating technical car sequencing rules in the master production scheduling of mixed-model assembly lines	3
Design and calibration of a DRL algorithm for solving the job shop scheduling problem under unexpected job arrivals	3

Using mathematical modeling to meet service levels in production planning in market foundries	3
A stack-based retrieval method for the steel plate yard retrieval problem in shipbuilding	3
A simulation–optimization approach for defining long-term staffing levels at healthcare facilities	2
Managing premature idleness in high-variety manufacturing	2
A digital twin-driven flexible scheduling method in a human–machine collaborative workshop based on hierarchical reinforcement learning	2
Algorithms for minimization of total flow time to achieve resilience in a flow shop environment	2
Design of empty container depot layouts using data and analytics	2
A genetic algorithm for seafood processing with flexible flow shops and sequence-dependent setups	2
Reimbursement policy considering patient revisits from online to offline in a public healthcare system	2
Berth and yard scheduling optimization for a port with diagonal yard layout	2
Cut the scrap? the impact of truck age on driver retention, driving safety, and driving productivity	2
Modelling forgetting due to intermittent production in mixed-model line scheduling	2
No-wait lines optimisation: a procedure based on scheduling enhanced by digital twin	2
Process reuse-based machining process knowledge graph construction and process planning approach	2
Scheduling offshore cargo handling with operational dynamics including cost composites, downtime periods, and cargo attributes	2
A digital twin modeling method of production lines based on flexible manufacturing	2
Realization-based robust assignments for a nurse-to-patient assignment problem in home health care services	2
Sparse flexible design: a machine learning approach	2
A deep Q network algorithm for a car resequencing problem in automobile factories	2
A prediction model of patient satisfaction: policy evaluation and sensitivity analysis	2
The shunting scheduling of EMU first-level maintenance in a stub-end depot	2
Interpretable chip-quality classification with signal and feature selection in wire bonding	2
Digitalization trends and industry 4.0: ensuring knowledge workers’ sustainable productivity and innovative capability	2
Simulation of worker collaboration in production cell based on hybrid model under fluctuating environment	2
Solving the picker routing problem in multi-block high-level storage systems using metaheuristics	2
Day-ahead demand response decision and charging planning for multiple battery swapping stations	2
Integrated maintenance and production scheduling for unrelated parallel machines with setup times	2
Tiered prediction models for port vessel emissions inventories	2
Traceable digital twin for accurate positioning of industrial robot arms in human–robot collaborative systems	2