Published Papers

List of selected publications (international and national journals) and conferences attended by IE faculty members. Please refer to individual pages for more details.

2007

Anis Gharbi, Mohamed Haouari (2007), "An Approximate Decomposition Algorithm for Scheduling on Parallel Machines with Heads and Tails ", Computers and Operations Research, Volume 34, pp. 868-883

Al-Harkan, I. "Developing a methodology to assess the implementation of TQM in selected Saudi Industries.” Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Alexandria, Egypt, 20-23 October 2007, pp. 1822-1832.

Boudia M, Louly M.A. and Prins C., A Reactive GRASP and Path Re-linking for Combined Production-Distribution Problem. Computers and Operations Research. Vol. 34, Issue 11, (November 2007), p. 3402-3419.

Hnaien F., Dolgui A., H. Marian, Louly M.A. Planning order release dates for multilevel linear supply chain with random lead times, Systems Science, 2007, vol. 31, n°1, p. 19-25.

F. Hnaien, A. Dolgui, Louly M.A. H. Marian. Optimal Order Release for Multilevel Assembly Systems Under Random Lead Times and Constant Demand, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-19), Jose A. Ceroni (Ed.), July 29 - August 2, 2007, Valparaiso, Chile, ISBN 978-956-310-751-7, 7 pages

F. Hnaien, H. Marian, A. Dolgui, et Louly M.A. Planification des réapprovisionnements d'un système d'assemblage à deux niveaux soumis aux aléas des délais d'approvisionnement, Actes du 7e congrès de Génie industriel, Trois-Rivières, Canada, 5-7 juin 2007, CD-ROM, 8 pages

A. Bouras “A Mixed-Linear Transportation Model for Managing Raw Material Supplies using Multi-Origin Contracts”, KACST, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, workshop on transportation dynamics, 29 May, 2007 [Invited talk]

2006

Mohamed Haouari, Anis Gharbi, Mahdi Jemmali (2006), "Tight Bounds for the Identical Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem", International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 13, pp. 529-548

Mohamed Haouari, Lotfi Hidri, Anis Gharbi (2006), "Optimal Scheduling of a Two-Stage Hybrid Flow Shop", Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, Volume 64, pp. 107-124

Mahdi Jemmali, Mohamed Haouari, Anis Gharbi (2006), "Bounding Strategies for scheduling on Identical Parallel Machines", IEEE International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM'06), Troyes, France.

Louly M.A., A. Dolgui. A new supply planning model for assembly systems, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, Logistics and Supply Chain, May 14-17, 2006, Lyon, France, Vol.2, pp. 1034-1043.

F. Hnaien, A. Dolgui, L. Boukir and Louly M.A. Optimal Release Dates in Multiperiod and Multilevel Supply Chain with Random Lead Times. Proceedings of the International Mediterranean Modelling Multiconference (I3M'2006), October 4-6, 2006, Barcelona, Spain, LogiSim, ISBN: 84-690-0726-2, p. 75-82.

Boudia M., Dauzere-Peres S., Prins C., and Louly M.A. Integrated optimization of production and distribution for several products. Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM'06), October 25-27, 2006, Troyes, France, IEEE. Volume: 1, INSPEC Accession Number: 9398066, p. 272-277.

F. Hnaien, A. Dolgui and Louly M.A. Supply Planning in Multilevel Assembly Systems Under Lead Times uncertainties. Proceedings of the 2006 International Conference on Service Systems and Service Management (ICSSSM'06), October 25-27, 2006, Troyes, France, IEEE Catalog Number: 06EX1406C, ISBN: 1-4244-0451-7, p. 1014-1019.

F. Hnaien, A. Dolgui, Louly M.A. The Optimal Release Dates in Multilevel Assembly Systems with Random Lead Times. Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, June 21-23, 2006, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, p. 1274-1284.

Chauhan S.S., Dolgui A., Louly M.A., Proth J.M., A model for an assembly system under lead time uncertainty. Proceeding of the 12th IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEEE/IMS Symposium on Information Control Problems in Manufacturing, INCOM’2006, Saint-Etienne, France, May 17-19, 2006, pp. 241-246

Boudia M, Prins C., and Louly M.A. Un GRASP avec path-relinking pour un problème d’optimisation combinée de production et de distribution. MOSIM’2006, 3-5 avril, 2006, Rabat, Maroc. vol.2. pp. 988-997.

Quintero A. C. Wolfler C.R., Louly M.A., Développement de méthode heuristique pour le 2-TSP. MOSIM’2006, 3-5 avril, 2006, Rabat, Maroc. vol.2. pp. 998-1002.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., An inventory model to supply planning of assembly systems. Pre-prints of the Fourteenth International Seminar on Production Economics, IGLS, February 20-24, 2006.

Rashad, R.M., El Hossainy, T.M., “Machinability of 7116 Structural Aluminum Alloy”. Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes, USA Vol. 21, pp. 23-27, (2006).

El Hossainy, T.M., El-Shazly, M.H., “Finite Element Method for Simulating Normal and Shear Stresses Along Primary and Secondary Deformation Zones in Metal Cutting”. EGTRIB Journal, Journal of the Egyptian Society of Tribology, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, Vol. 3, No. 1, April (2006).

S. M. Darwish, Al-Samhan, "The signature of cement stiffness and tibia tray material on the life span of artificial knee", UMTIK Conference, Turkey, vol.2, pp 681-690, 2006.

Al-Samhan, S. M. Darwish, H. Al-Khawashki, M.M. Zamzam, "Optimization of polyethylene layer thickness of artificial knee", UMTIK Conference, Turkey, vol.2, pp 703-712, 2006.

Al-Ahmari, Abdulrahman M. A., and Ramadan, Mohamed Z., “An Optimization model and GA for solving machine and process selection problems in manufacturing systems,” Journal of King Saud University -Engineering Sciences, In Press, 2006.

A. Bouras, A. Foul and L.Tadj « Optimal and Self-Tuning Control of an Advertising Production System » , STCEX06 (with proceedings ), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec 2-6 2006

2005

Mohamed Haouari, Anis Gharbi (2005), "Fast Lifting Procedures for the Bin Packing Problem", Discrete Optimization, Volume 2, pp. 201-218

Anis Gharbi, Mohamed Haouari (2005), "Optimal Parallel Machines Scheduling with Availability Constraints", Discrete Applied Mathematics, Volume 148, pp. 63-87

Anis Gharbi, Mohamed Haouari (2005), "Une nouvelle heuristique pour le problème d’ordonnancement à machines parallèles avec dates de disponibilité et temps de latence" 6ème Congrès de la Société Française de Recherche Opérationnelle (ROADEF’05), Tours, France.

Dolgui A, Genrikh L., Louly M.A., A Problem of Production Planning Optimization under Uncertainties. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 18, No. 5, 2005, pp. 376-385

Dolgui A., Louly M.A., and C. Prodhon. A survey on supply planning under uncertainties in MRP environments. In: Selected Plenaries, Milestones and Surveys. 16th IFAC World Congress. July 3-8, 2005, Prague, Czech Republic, 2005, P. Horacek, M. Simandl, and P. Zitek (Eds.), 228-239. [Chapter of book]

Quintero A. C. Wolfler C.R., Louly M.A., Développement de méthode heuristique pour le 2-TSP. MOSIM’2006, 3-5 avril, 2006, Rabat, Maroc. vol.2. pp. 998-1002.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., An inventory model to supply planning of assembly systems. Pre-prints of the Fourteenth International Seminar on Production Economics, IGLS, February 20-24, 2006.

Hegazi, H.A. ,El Hossainy, T.M., “A Fuzzy Approach for Material Selection from a Manufacturing and Application Viewpoint”. Scientific Bulletin Faculty of the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 753-771, March (2005).

Al-Samhan, S. M. Darwish, "Factors influencing thermo-mechanical stresses developed in bonded tools", Int. J. Of Adhesion & Adhesives, vol. 25,pp 379- 388, 2005.

E. Al-Bahkli, A. Al-Samhan, S.M. Darwish, "Thermal stresses of riveted and riveted-bonded joints", 6th Int. Congress on Thermal Stresses, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, pp 353-356, 2005.

Al-Harkan, I., Ramadan, M., "Effects of pixel shape and color, and matrix pixel density of Arabic digital typeface on characters’ legibility," International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 35(7), 2005, 652-664.

Al-Ahmary, A., and Ramadan, M., "Decision Support System for Selecting R&D Projects," Proceeding of the conference on university-private sector partnership in research and development, Riyadh 10-12 April, 2005, pp. 317-335. (In Arabic language).

2004

Mohamed Haouari, Anis Gharbi (2004), "Lower Bounds for Scheduling on Identical Parallel Machines with Heads and Tails", Annals of Operations Research, Volume 129, pp. 187-204

Anis Gharbi, Mohamed Haouari (2004), "Optimal Parallel Machines Scheduling with Initial and Final Availability Constraints", Ninth International Workshop on Project Management and Scheduling (PMS 2004), Nancy, France.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., The MPS parameterization under lead time uncertainty. International Journal of Production Economics, 90, 2004, pp. 369-376.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., Une méthode arborescente pour la planification des réapprovisionnements. Journal Européen des Systèmes Automatisés, Vol. 38, no 7-8, 2004, pp 809-825.

Louly M.A. et Dolgui A, “Une PSE pour l’optimisation de la planification des réapprovisionnement des systèmes d’assemblage“, In : Actes de la 5e Conférence Francophone de MOdélisation et SIMulation : Modélisation et simulation pour l’analyse et l’optimisation des systèmes industriels et logistiques (MOSIM’04), 1-3 septembre 2004, Nantes, A. Dolgui et S. Dauzère-Pérès (eds.), 2004 Lavoisier, p. 387-394.

Duron C., Louly M.A. et Proth J.M., “Ordonnancement d'une ressource unique : Insertion d'une tâche aléatoire sous la contrainte temps-réel“, In : Actes de la 5e Conférence Francophone de MOdélisation et SIMulation : Modélisation et simulation pour l’analyse et l’optimisation des systèmes industriels et logistiques (MOSIM’04), 1-3 septembre 2004, Nantes, A. Dolgui et S. Dauzère-Pérès (eds.), 2004 Lavoisier.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., An inventory model to supply planning of assembly systems. Pre-prints of the Thirteenth International Seminar on Production Economics, IGLS, February 16-20, 2004, Volume 3, p. 215-222

A. Al-Ahmari, S. M. Darwish," Optimization of machining conditions for SABIC structural steel", UMTIK Conference, Antalya,Turkey, 2004.

S.M. Darwish "Analysis of weld-bonded dissimilar materials", Int. J. Of Adhesion & Adhesives, vol. 24, pp 347-354, 2004.

S.M. Darwish and A. Al-Samhan, "Thermal stresses developed in weld-bonded joints", J. of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 153-154, pp 971-977, 2004

S.M. Darwish and A. Al-Samhan Peel and shear strength of spot welded and weld-bonded dissimilar thickness joints J. of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 147, pp 52-59, 2004.

Ramadan, M.” A fuzzy model for R&D project selection with multi-criteria decision making” Proceedings of the 2nd IIEC-2004, December 19-21, Riyadh, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

A. Bouras, « On optimizing the load in an electric furnace for Aluminum Industry using a MIP model», OR2004 – Symposium On Operations Research, Tilburg University, the Netherlands, September 1-3, 2004

A. Bouras, « A Mixed-Linear Programming Model for Coal Freight », TraLog – Transportation and Logistics: Bridging the Gap between Modeling Traditions, Molde, Norway, August 25 -27, 2004.

2003

Mohamed Haouari, Anis Gharbi (2003), "An Improved Max-Flow Based Lower Bound for Minimizing Maximum Lateness on Identical Parallel machines" Operations Research Letters, Volume 31, pp. 49-52

S.M. Darwish "Characteristics of weld-bonded commercial aluminum sheets", Int. J. Of Adhesion & Adhesives, vol. 23,pp 169-176, 2003.

S.M. Darwish, "Weldbonding strengthens and balances the stresses in spot-welded dissimilar thickness joints", J. of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 134, pp 352-362, 2003.

S.M. Darwish and A. Al-Samhan, "Thermal stresses developed in weld-bonded joints", Proceedings of Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies Conf., U.K., pp 994-998., 2003.

A. Al-Samhan and S.M. Darwish," Finite element modeling of weld-bonded joints" J. of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 142, pp 587-598, 2003.

S.M. Darwish and A. Al-Samhan" Design rationale of weld-bonded joints" Int. J. Of Adhesion & Adhesives, U. K., 2003.

S.M. Darwish and A. Al-Samhan," Strength prediction of weld-bonded joints", Int. J. Of Adhesion & Adhesives, Vol. 23,pp 23-28, 2003.

Al-Harkan I., Helmy, H., Sherif, M., Ramadan, M., "Computer-Assisted Industrial Safety Management, the 13th Symposium for Industrial Safety, Jeddah 21-24 September 2003, pp. 53-71.

31. Al-Harkan, I., Sherif, M., Ramadan, M., Helmy, H.," Effects of high Background Noise on the Emergency Notification Systems, the proceedings of 13th Symposium for Industrial Safety, Jeddah 21-24 September 2003, pp. 215-234.

2002

Anis Gharbi, Mohamed Haouari (2002), "Minimizing Makespan on Parallel Machines Subject to Release Dates and Delivery Times", Journal of Scheduling, Volume 5, pp. 329-355

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., Newsboy model for supply planning of assembly systems. International Journal of Production Research, Volume 40, No 17, 2002, pp. 4401-4414.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., Supply planning Optimization under uncertainties. International Journal of Agile Manufacturing, Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2002, pp. 17- 26.

Dolgui A., Louly M.A., A Model for Supply Planning under Lead Time Uncertainty. International Journal of Production Economics, 78, 2002, pp. 145-152.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., A Branch and Bound algorithm for supply planning. Proceedings of the IEEE/IMACS Multi-conference Computational Engineering in Systems Applications (CESA’2003), P. Borne, E. Craye, N. Dangoumau (Eds.), Lille, France, July 9-11, 2003, ISBN 2- 9512309-5-8, CD-ROM, 5 pages.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., An algorithm for the MRP parameterization under uncertainty. Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Production Management (IEPM’03), Porto, Portugal, May 26-28, 2003, p. 374-383.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., A polynomial algorithm for the MPS parametrization under uncertainties. Proceeding of the 15th IFAC World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, 21-26 July, 2002, CD-ROM, 6 pages.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., The MPS parametrization under lead time uncertainty. Pre-prints of the Twelfth International Seminar on Production Economics, Igls, February 18-22, 2002, Volume 1, p. 209-214.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., A dynamic single-stage multi-item inventory control model. Large Scale Systems: Theory and Applications 2001. A Proceedings volume from the 9th IFAC/IFORS/IMACS/IFIP Symposium on Large Scale Systems (LSS'2001), Bucharest, Romania, 18-20 July 2001, F.G. Filip, I. Dumitrache, S. Iliescu (Eds.), Elsevier Science, 2002, ISBN: 0-08-043691-9, p. 42-48.

El Hossainy, T.M., “A New Methodology Manipulating Orthogonal Cutting Forces”. The 6th International Conference of the Egyptian Society of Tribology (EGTRIB 6), Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, pp. 105-119, Dec. (2002).

El Hossainy, T.M., “Investigating the Variation of Machining, Ploughing, Rubbing, and Wear Force Components”. The 6th International Conference of the Egyptian Society of Tribology (EGTRIB 6), Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, pp. 121-136, Dec. (2002).

2001

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., An exact supply planning method for assembly systems. 20-23 august 2001, Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Production Management (IEPM'2001). Quebec city, Canada. p. 304-313.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., A markov model for assembly systems planning. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Task Planning (ISATP2001), Fukuoka, Japan, 28-30 May, IEEE, 2001, 301-306.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., Une généralisation du model de newsboy pour la planification du réapprovisionnement d'un système d'assemblage. 3-ème Conférence Francophone de Modélisation et de Simulation (MOSIM'01) "Conception, analyse et gestion des systèmes industriels", SCS European Publishing House, 2001, vol. 2, pp. 559-566.

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., A generalized newsboy model for supply planning of assembly system. Proposed for 2001 Joint Meeting of 28th ICC&IE and IEMS. Cocoa Beach, Florida, March 5-7, 2001.

Dolgui A., Louly M.A., An inventory control model for MRP parameterization. Proceeding of the 2th IFAC/IFIP/IEEE conference on Management and Control of Production and Logistic. Pergamon, 2001, Z. Binder (Ed.), Vol. 3, 1001-2006

Dolgui A., Louly M.A., Optimization of Supply chain planning under Uncertainty. In: Manufacturing, Modeling, Management and Control: A Proceedings Volume from the IFAC Symposium, Patras, Greece, 2000, P.P. Groumpos and A.P. Tzes (Eds.), Pergamon Press, 2001, p. 291-296.

El-Hossainy, T.M., “Tool Wear Monitoring Under Dry and Wet Machining”. Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes, USA, Vol. 16, 2, pp. 165-176, March (2001).

El Hossainy, T.M., El-Shazly, M.H. ,and Abd-Rabou, M., “Finite Element Simulation of Metal Cutting Considering Chip Behavior and Temperature Distribution”. Journal of Materials and Manufacturing Processes, USA, Vol. 16(6), pp. 803-814, Nov. (2001).

2000

Louly M.A., Dolgui A., The MPS planning under lead time uncertainty. In proceeding of the Workshop on Production Planning and Control (WPPC'2000). Mons, Belgique, 2-4 October, 2000, 148-155.

Kondo Adjallah, Dolgui A., Louly M.A., et Yves Castellani (2000). Modélisation et optimisation de stocks de pièces de rechange d'un système industriel reparti. Actes du 12ème Colloque National de Sûreté de fonctionnement. Montpellier, 28-30 mars 2000, pp. 455-461.

Dolgui A., Louly M.A., An approach for Supply Chain Planning optimization. In proceeding of The eleventh International Working seminar on production economics (IGLS 2000). IGLS/Innsbruck – Austria, 21-25 February 2000, pp. 85-89.

Dolgui A., Louly M.A., Un modèle de gestion de stocks avec demande et délais d’approvisionnement aléatoires. Congrès ROADEF, Ecole des Mines de Nantes, 26-28 janvier 2000, Nantes, pp. 10-11.

S.M. Darwish, “Effect of tool bit insert-holder assembly on the quality of machined work pieces” J. of Materials Processing Technology, vol. 105, pp 233-236, 2000.

S.M. Darwish, S. AL Habdan and A. AL Tamimi,” A Knowledge-base for electronics soldering” J. of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 97, pp1-9, 2000.

S.M. Darwish, A. Ghanya “Critical assessment of weld-bonded technologies” J. of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 105, pp221-229, 2000.

S.M. Darwish,” Machining of difficult-to-cut materials with bonded tools”, Int. J. Of Adhesion & Adhesives, vol.20,pp 279-289, 2000.

S.M. Darwish and A. Ghanya,” Development of spot-welded low carbon steel damping sheets” Int. MDP Conference, vol.1 ,pp 477-488, Egypt, 2000.

S.M. Darwish,” The effect of tool material and cutting parameters on the machinability of the super- met 718 nickel-super alloy, Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2000.

Ramadan, M.Z.,”An application of fuzzy multi-criteria decision making for evaluating the new technology industrial projects”, Ain Shams University Journal, 47 (3), 2000, pp. 483-499.

Ramadan, M.Z., and Abou El-Ez, S.R.S.,” Development of genetic algorithm based on fuzzy logic sets for solving facilities layout problems”, Proceedings of the 7th Cairo university international conference Feb. 15-17, 2000, pp. 571-578.

Prior to 2000, please visit faculty home pages for more details.

Submitted to journals and conferences

S. M. Darwish, Al-Samhan, "Finite element modeling of adhesively bonded hub-shaft joints", accepted for presentation and publication 15th Int. Conference on Composite / NANO Engineering, Hinnan, China, 2007.

Al-Harkan, I. and Hariga, M. “A Simulation Optimization Solution to The Inventory Continuous Review Problem with Lot Size Dependent Lead Time” (International Journal of System Science), in press.

Al-Harkan, I., Azaiez, M. N., Hariga, M. A., Alazba, A. A., and Al-Fawzen, M. A. “A Decision Support System for Optimal Use of Irrigation Water and Crop Selection" Journal of King Saud University (Engineering Science), in press.

Al-Harkan, I. and Mahir Es-Saheb, "An Expert System For Powder Selection Using VP-EXPERT”, Submitted to Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering.

Al-Harkan, I, Ramadan, M. Z., Sharaf, M. A., and Helmy, H. A., "Anthropometric Data Collection and Saudi School Furniture Design" Submitted to Journal of Ergonomics.

Ramadan, M. Z., Al-Harkan, I., Helmy, H. A., and Sharaf, M. A. " Testing and Validating of Suggested Saudi School Furniture" Submitted to Journal of Applied Ergonomics.

Alohali, Y., Alohali, M., Alharkan, I, and Bolat, A. "Optimal Scheduling for Three-Stage Serial Duplicate Stations" Submitted for publication.

Alohali, Y., Alohali, M., Alharkan, I, and Bolat, A. "Genetic Algorithm Application for Scheduling for Three-Stage Serial Duplicate Stations" Submitted for publication.

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