1. Guest editorial

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 271 - 272

2. A fuzzy mid-term single-fab production planning model

   • Toly Chen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 285

3. A case-based expert support system for due-date assignment in a wafer fabrication factory

   • Chaochang Chiu
   • Pei-Chann Chang
   • Nan-Hsing Chiu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 296

4. Modeling and analysis for multi-period, multi-product and multi-resource production scheduling

   • Hsiao-fang Wang
   • Kuang-yao Wu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 309

5. Soft computing for scheduling with batch setup times and earliness-tardiness penalties on parallel machines

   • Y. Yi
   • D. W. Wang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 322

6. Finding multiple solutions in job shop scheduling by niching genetic algorithms

   • E. Pérez
   • F. Herrera
   • C. Hernández

   OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 339

7. Real time fuzzy scheduling rules in FMS

   • Felix T. S. Chan
   • H. K. Chan
   • A. Kazerooni

   OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 350

8. A modified genetic algorithm for distributed scheduling problems

   • H. Z. Jia
   • A. Y. C. Nee
   • Y. F. Zhang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 351 - 362

9. A problem space genetic algorithm in multiobjective optimization

   • Ayten Turkcan
   • M. Selim Akturk

   OriginalPaper Pages: 363 - 378

10. Identification of process disturbance using SPC/EPC and neural networks

    • Chih-Chou Chiu
    • Yuehjen E. Shao
    • Ker-Ming Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 379 - 388

11. Solving exclusionary side constrained transportation problem by using a hybrid spanning tree-based genetic algorithm

    • Admi Syarif
    • Mitsuo Gen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 389 - 399

12. Various hybrid methods based on genetic algorithm with fuzzy logic controller

    • Youngsu Yun
    • Mitsuo Gen
    • Seunglock Seo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 401 - 419