All Outputs (62)

Cloud-based multi-agent architecture for effective planning and scheduling of distributed manufacturing (2016)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Singh, A., Kumari, S., Govindan, K., & Ali, S. I. (2016). Cloud-based multi-agent architecture for effective planning and scheduling of distributed manufacturing. International Journal of Production Research, 54(23), 7115-7128. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2016.1165359

In modern world, manufacturing processes have become very complex because of consistently fluctuating demand of customers. Numerous production facilities located at various geographical locations are being utilised to address the demands of their mul... Read More about Cloud-based multi-agent architecture for effective planning and scheduling of distributed manufacturing.

An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach (2016)
Journal Article
Malekpoor, H., Mishra, N., Sumalya, S., & Kumari, S. (2017). An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach. International Journal of Systems Science: Operations and Logistics, 4(1), 4-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/23302674.2015.1135354

© 2016, © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Dose planning of prostate cancer is a complex and time-consuming process. Usually, oncologists use past experience and spend a large amount of time to determine the optimal combi... Read More about An efficient approach to radiotherapy dose planning problem: a TOPSIS case-based reasoning approach.

A multi-agent architecture for outsourcing SMEs manufacturing supply chain (2015)
Journal Article
Kumari, S., Singh, A., Mishra, N., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2015). A multi-agent architecture for outsourcing SMEs manufacturing supply chain. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 36, 36-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2014.12.009

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Abstract In the present, global and competitive market customer's demands are very volatile. It is very difficult for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to satisfy their customer with quality product in reasonable price. La... Read More about A multi-agent architecture for outsourcing SMEs manufacturing supply chain.

Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Singh, A., Mishra, N., & McGuire, S. (2014). Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain. In FAIM 2014 - Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing: Capturing Competitive Advantage via Advanced Manufacturing and Enterprise Transformation (275-282). https://doi.org/10.14809/faim.2014.0275

The UK beef industry holds around 12% value of total agriculture in UK. However, it is currently suffering because of some series of events in the past like outbreak of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy), Foot and Mouth disease and reforms in CAP... Read More about Waste minimization at abattoir and processor end in beef supply chain.

Cloud computing technology: Reducing carbon footprint in beef supply chain (2014)
Journal Article
Singh, A., Mishra, N., Ali, S. I., Shukla, N., & Shankar, R. (2015). Cloud computing technology: Reducing carbon footprint in beef supply chain. International journal of production economics, 164, 462-471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2014.09.019

Global warming is an alarming issue for the whole humanity. The manufacturing and food supply chains are contributing significantly to the large-scale carbon emissions. Beef supply chain is one of the segments of food industry having considerable car... Read More about Cloud computing technology: Reducing carbon footprint in beef supply chain.

Transforming Vietnam: a quest for improved efficiency and transparency in central government procurement (2014)
Journal Article
Khorana, S., Mishra, N., & Kerr, W. A. (2014). Transforming Vietnam: a quest for improved efficiency and transparency in central government procurement. Policy and Politics, 42(1), 109-129. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557312X655611

This case study on Vietnam investigates how a country's institutional framework can determine its participation in the World Trade Organization's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). Using a cost-benefit approach, this article explores the relatio... Read More about Transforming Vietnam: a quest for improved efficiency and transparency in central government procurement.

Online decision support system for finished lamb production (2014)
Journal Article
Morris, W., & Mishra, N. (2014). Online decision support system for finished lamb production. International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 6(3), 209-221. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSEM.2014.064296

© Copyright 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. This paper describes the design and application of a decision support system to assist sheep farmers, allowing them to assess the impact of lambing date, feeding system and the price of concentrate feed... Read More about Online decision support system for finished lamb production.

Priority-based scheduling in flexible system using AIS with FLC approach (2013)
Journal Article
Chan, F. T., Prakash, A., & Mishra, N. (2013). Priority-based scheduling in flexible system using AIS with FLC approach. International Journal of Production Research, 51(16), 4880-4895. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2013.774500

In the present paper, an extensive decision-making problem of scheduling in flexible environment has been discussed. The novelty of the research is to allocate the machines to the operations on the basis of the priority. The highly prioritised machin... Read More about Priority-based scheduling in flexible system using AIS with FLC approach.

A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, J. H., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Rocha-Lona, L., & Mishra, N. (2013). A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK. In Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems (1489-1502). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00557-7_120

Fierce competition and more complex customer needs and demands have forced organizations to continuously improve their operations and the quality of their products and services. Over the last decades, two of the most popular and effective strategies... Read More about A comparative study of the implementation status of lean Six Sigma in South Korea and the UK.

A Multi-Agent Self-Adaptive architecture for outsourcing manufacturing supply Chain (2013)
Book Chapter
Kumari, S., Singh, A., Mishra, N., & Garza-Reyes, J. A. (2013). A Multi-Agent Self-Adaptive architecture for outsourcing manufacturing supply Chain. In A. Azevedo (Ed.), Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems : 23rd International Conference on Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing (1185-1196). Heidelberg: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00557-7_97

In present day’s economy of recession and frequent market fluctuations, it is difficult to satisfy the customer with the products and services at reasonable price. The prices of resources are increasing consistently and the manufacturing industries h... Read More about A Multi-Agent Self-Adaptive architecture for outsourcing manufacturing supply Chain.

A self-adaptive case-based reasoning system for dose planning in prostate cancer radiotherapy (2011)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Petrovic, S., & Sundar, S. (2011). A self-adaptive case-based reasoning system for dose planning in prostate cancer radiotherapy. Medical physics, 38(12), 6528-6538. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.3660517

Purpose: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the male population. Radiotherapy is often used in the treatment for prostate cancer. In radiotherapy treatment, the oncologist makes a trade-off between the risk and benefit of the radiation, i.e... Read More about A self-adaptive case-based reasoning system for dose planning in prostate cancer radiotherapy.

A CBFSA approach to resolve the distributed manufacturing process planning problem in a supply chain environment (2011)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Kumar, V., Chan, F. T., & Tiwari, M. K. (2012). A CBFSA approach to resolve the distributed manufacturing process planning problem in a supply chain environment. International Journal of Production Research, 50(2), 535-550. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2010.543176

In this competitive world cost and lead time reduction are of prime concern for manufacturing firms. To achieve this objective manufacturing entities are adopting several management philosophies such as Total Quality Management (TQM), just-in-time (J... Read More about A CBFSA approach to resolve the distributed manufacturing process planning problem in a supply chain environment.

A multi-agent architecture for reverse logistics in a green supply chain (2011)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Kumar, V., & Chan, F. T. (2012). A multi-agent architecture for reverse logistics in a green supply chain. International Journal of Production Research, 50(9), 2396-2406. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.581003

Green supply chain issues have attracted a lot of attention in recent years with growing awareness of environmental concerns. This has drawn the considerable world-wide attention of academics and practitioners. Therefore, recycling has now become an... Read More about A multi-agent architecture for reverse logistics in a green supply chain.

Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems (2011)
Book Chapter
Mishra, N., & Kumar, V. (2011). Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems. In M. Tiwari, & J. A. Harding (Eds.), Evolutionary Computing in Advanced Manufacturing (77-94). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118161883.ch5

The changing global scenario and increased competitiveness has enforced manufacturers to optimize their processes to sustain their position in the market. Manufacturing firms rely on an effective process plan to efficiently utilize their manufacturin... Read More about Genetic Algorithms with Chromosome Differentiation (GACD) Based Approach for Process Plan Selection Problems.

Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach (2011)
Book Chapter
Khilwani, N., Harding, J. A., & Mishra, N. (2011). Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach. In M. Tiwari, & J. A. Harding (Eds.), Evolutionary Computing in Advanced Manufacturing (123-150). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118161883.ch7

A major advantage of Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) is that a family of related parts can be processed simultaneously using sets of computer controlled workstations, capable of performing a number of different operations and interconnected by a... Read More about Tool Selection in FMS A Hybrid SA-Tabu Algorithm Based Approach.

A novel case based reasoning approach to radiotherapy planning (2011)
Journal Article
Petrovic, S., Mishra, N., & Sundar, S. (2011). A novel case based reasoning approach to radiotherapy planning. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(9), 10759-10769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2011.01.109

Radiotherapy planning is a complex problem which requires both expertise and experience of an oncologist. A case based reasoning (CBR) system is developed to generate dose plans for prostate cancer patients. The proposed approach captures the experti... Read More about A novel case based reasoning approach to radiotherapy planning.

Managing warehousing in an agile supply chain environment: An F-AIS algorithm based approach (2011)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Mishra, N., Chan, F. T., & Verma, A. (2011). Managing warehousing in an agile supply chain environment: An F-AIS algorithm based approach. International Journal of Production Research, 49(21), 6407-6426. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2010.528057

In recent years, application of the agile concept in the manufacturing sector has been researched extensively to reduce the varying effect of customer demands. However, most of the research work is focused on the shop floor of different manufacturing... Read More about Managing warehousing in an agile supply chain environment: An F-AIS algorithm based approach.

A framework for designing robust supply chains considering product development issues (2011)
Journal Article
Yadav, S. R., Mishra, N., Kumar, V., & Tiwari, M. K. (2011). A framework for designing robust supply chains considering product development issues. International Journal of Production Research, 49(20), 6065-6088. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2010.524258

The primary objective of the design for supply chain (DFSC) is the selection of an appropriate product family. Moreover, it deals with the selection of the optimal combination among the different conflicting criteria while making a trade-off between... Read More about A framework for designing robust supply chains considering product development issues.

A multi-agent self correcting architecture for distributed manufacturing supply chain (2011)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., & Mishra, N. (2011). A multi-agent self correcting architecture for distributed manufacturing supply chain. IEEE systems journal, 5(1), 6-15. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2010.2100195

© 2010 IEEE. Nowadays the supply chain for distributed manufacturing is gaining attention of the researchers worldwide. Realizing its significance this article proposes a self correcting multi-agent architecture for the supply chain for the distribut... Read More about A multi-agent self correcting architecture for distributed manufacturing supply chain.

Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment (2011)
Journal Article
Mishra, N., Kumar, V., Kumar, N., Kumar, M., & Tiwari, M. K. (2011). Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment. Expert Systems with Applications, 38(9), 11751-11762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2011.03.062

In recent years, lot sizing issues have gained attention of researchers worldwide. Previous studies devoted on lot sizing scheduling problems were primarily focused within the production unit in a manufacturing plant. In this article lot sizing conce... Read More about Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment.