Intro
Preface
Contents
Long-Term History Data and Integrated Expert Knowledge in Asset Lifecycle Management
1 Introduction
2 Asset Lifecycle Decisions
3 Research Design and Approach
4 Findings from the Interviews
5 Information Needs in Maintenance and Investment Planning
5.1 Maintenance Specific Challenges Related to Data Utilization
5.2 Data Utilization in Maintenance Prioritization
6 Concept for Hierarchical Replacement and Maintenance Investment Elaboration
7 Conclusions
References

Analysis of the Impact of Changeover Time and Priority Rules on the Timely Execution of Customer Orders
1 Introduction
2 Selection of Priority Rules
3 Research Methodology
3.1 Preparation of Simulation Data
3.2 Indication of Models of Simulation Studies
3.3 Creation of Production Plans
3.4 Creating Models in FlexSim Program
3.5 Running the Simulation
3.6 Development of the Results
4 Conclusions
References
Study of the Portuguese Challenges in the Context of European Union to Identify Adaptation Strategies for the Industry 4.0
1 Introduction

2 Theoretical Background
3 An Analysis of the Portuguese Challenges in the Context of European Union for Implementation of Industry 4.0
3.1 Digital Maturity to the I4.0
3.2 Current Business Conditions that May Influence the Transformation for the I4.0?
3.3 Future Perspective and Opportunities on Industry 4.0
4 Discussion
5 Conclusions
References
Application of Linear Regression for Evaluation of Production Processes Effectiveness
1 Introduction
2 The State of the Problem
Literature Analysis
3 Methodology and Subject of the Study
4 Multiple Regression Model

5 Conclusions
References
A Novel Discrete Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm for the Travelling Salesman Problems
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
2.1 Metaheuristics
2.2 Particle Swarm Optimization
3 Discrete PSO
4 Proposal
5 Preliminary Results
6 Conclusions
References
The Algorithms for Robust Scheduling of Production Jobs Under Machine Failure and Variable Technological Operation Times
1 Introduction
1.1 Production Scheduling Under Uncertainty
1.2 Practical Applicability of Robust Scheduling

2 Mathematical Model for Robust Job-Shop Scheduling Under Two-Factor Uncertainty
3 Algorithms for Robust Scheduling with Prediction Tools
3.1 Algorithm for Predicting Machine Failure
3.2 Algorithm for Estimating and Implementing Redundant Time Buffers
3.3 Algorithm for Predicting Variable Processing Times of Job
4 Summary and Conclusions
References
Prioritizing Internal Production on MRI Waiting List Management: An Optimization Model
1 Introduction
2 Literature Review
3 Problem Statement
4 Optimization Model
5 Results and Discussion
6 Conclusions