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João Fernandes is a researcher at LIAAD and PhD student at FEUP, currently attending the Doctoral Program in Engineering and Industrial Management. His research interests are Operations Research, Metaheuristics, Predictive Analytics and Machine Learning. He is currently researching Operations Scheduling Problems, tackling Energy-Efficiency in Job Shop Scheduling Problems. João has a MsC in Industrial Engineering and Management (FEUP). He also has two years of professional experience in Data Science, having previously worked at Glintt and NOS Comunicações.

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  • Name

    João Chaves Fernandes
  • Role

    External Student
  • Since

    01st August 2018
Publications

2024

Energy-efficient job shop scheduling problem with transport resources considering speed adjustable resources

Authors
Fontes, DBMM; Homayouni, SM; Fernandes, JC;

Publication
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH

Abstract
This work extends the energy-efficient job shop scheduling problem with transport resources by considering speed adjustable resources of two types, namely: the machines where the jobs are processed on and the vehicles that transport the jobs around the shop-floor. Therefore, the problem being considered involves determining, simultaneously, the processing speed of each production operation, the sequence of the production operations for each machine, the allocation of the transport tasks to vehicles, the travelling speed of each task for the empty and for the loaded legs, and the sequence of the transport tasks for each vehicle. Among the possible solutions, we are interested in those providing trade-offs between makespan and total energy consumption (Pareto solutions). To that end, we develop and solve a bi-objective mixed-integer linear programming model. In addition, due to problem complexity we also propose a multi-objective biased random key genetic algorithm that simultaneously evolves several populations. The computational experiments performed have show it to be effective and efficient, even in the presence of larger problem instances. Finally, we provide extensive time and energy trade-off analysis (Pareto front) to infer the advantages of considering speed adjustable machines and speed adjustable vehicles and provide general insights for the managers dealing with such a complex problem.

2022

Energy-Efficient Scheduling in Job Shop Manufacturing Systems: A Literature Review

Authors
Fernandes, JMRC; Homayouni, SM; Fontes, DBMM;

Publication
SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract
Energy efficiency has become a major concern for manufacturing companies not only due to environmental concerns and stringent regulations, but also due to large and incremental energy costs. Energy-efficient scheduling can be effective at improving energy efficiency and thus reducing energy consumption and associated costs, as well as pollutant emissions. This work reviews recent literature on energy-efficient scheduling in job shop manufacturing systems, with a particular focus on metaheuristics. We review 172 papers published between 2013 and 2022, by analyzing the shop floor type, the energy efficiency strategy, the objective function(s), the newly added problem feature(s), and the solution approach(es). We also report on the existing data sets and make them available to the research community. The paper is concluded by pointing out potential directions for future research, namely developing integrated scheduling approaches for interconnected problems, fast metaheuristic methods to respond to dynamic scheduling problems, and hybrid metaheuristic and big data methods for cyber-physical production systems.

2019

Mathematical modelling of multi-product ordering in three-echelon supply chain networks

Authors
Homayouni, SM; Khayyambashi, A; Fontes, DBMM; Fernandes, JC;

Publication
Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

Abstract
This paper proposes a mixed integer linear programming model for a multi-product ordering in a three-echelon supply chain network, where multiple manufacturers supply multiple warehouses with multiple products, which in turn distribute the products to the multiple retailers involved. The model considers practical production constraints such as production capacity, backorder allowances, and economically-viable minimum order quantities. Numerical computations show that the model can efficiently solve small-sized problem instances. © 2019, IEOM Society International.