The first step focuses on maximizing total aircraft utilization. Given a set of flights and a limited fleet distributed across base airports, the model selects an optimal subset of flights subject to: ...

Abstract: Automated manufacturing systems integrate sequential processing machines with material handling robots to transport jobs between stages, enhancing productivity and efficiency. Such systems ...

Abstract: With both discrete-event and continuous variables, the process of crude oil operations in a refinery is characterized as a hybrid system. The scheduling problem of crude oil operations is ...