The competitive market and declined economy have increased the relevant importance of making supply chain network efficient. This has created many motivations to reduce the cost of services, and simultaneously, to increase the quality of them. The network as a tri-echelon one consists of Suppliers, Warehouses or Distribution Centers (DCs), and Retailer nodes. To bring the problem closer to real...

Abstract: Using robot manipulators for high accuracy applications require precise value of the kinematics parameters. Since measurement of kinematics parameters are usually associated with errors and accurate measurement of them is an expensive task, automatic calibration of robot link parameters makes the task of kinematics parameters determination much easier. In this paper a simple and easy ...

Surface grinding is the most common process used in the manufacturing sector to produce smooth finish on flat surfaces. Surface quality and metal removal rate are the two important performance characteristics to be considered in the grinding process. The economics of the machining process is affected by several factors such as abrasive wheel grade, wheel speed, depth of cut, table speed and mat...