Abstract: In a distributed heterogeneous factory (DHF), an order can be assigned to multiple factories for production. Although this method reduces production costs, it can cause reduced loading ...

Abstract: This article investigates a dynamic slab assignment problem (DSAP) that arises in the slab production process of steel industry. In DSAP, a set of slabs and orders arrive dynamically at each ...

Amateur mathematicians are using artificial intelligence chatbots to solve long-standing problems, in a move that has taken professionals by surprise. While the problems in question aren’t the most ...