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Publications of Dr. Gershwin in the area of Real-Time Scheduling
Papers in Refereed Journals:
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Kimemia, J. G., and Gershwin, S. B., "An Algorithm for the
Computer Control of Production in a Flexible Manufacturing
Systems," IIE Transactions, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 353-362,
December, 1983. Reprinted in Modeling and Control of Automated
Manufacturing Systems by Alan A. Desrochers, IEEE Computer
Society Press Tutorial, 1990.
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Akella, R., Choong, Y. F., and Gershwin, S. B., "Performance of
Hierarchical Production Scheduling Policy," IEEE Transactions on
Components, Hybrids, and Manufacturing Technology, pp. 225-240,
September, 1984. Reprinted in Modeling and Control of Automated
Manufacturing Systems by Alan A. Desrochers, IEEE Computer
Society Press Tutorial, 1990.
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Kimemia, J. G., and Gershwin, S. B., "Flow Optimization in
Flexible Manufacturing Systems," International Journal of
Production Research, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 81-96, 1985.
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Gershwin, S. B., Akella, R., and Choong, Y. F., "Short-Term
Production Scheduling of an Automated Manufacturing Facility,"
IBM Journal of Research and Development, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 392-
400, July, 1985.
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Maimon, O. Z. and Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Scheduling and
Routing For Flexible Manufacturing Systems that have Unreliable
Machines," Operations Research , Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 279-292, March-April, 1988.
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Gershwin, S. B., "Hierarchical Flow Control: A Framework for
Scheduling and Planning Discrete Events in Manufacturing
Systems," Proceedings of the IEEE , Special Issue on Dynamics of
Discrete Event Systems, Vol. 77, No. 1, pp. 195-209, January,
1989. Reprinted in Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, edited by Yu-
Chi Ho, IEEE Computer Society Press , 1992.
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Akella, R., Maimon, O. Z., and Gershwin, S. B., "Value Function
Approximation Via Linear Programming for FMS Scheduling,"
International Journal of Production Research, Volume 28, No. 8,
August, 1990, pp. 1459-1470.
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Sharifnia, A., Caramanis, M., and Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Set-
up Scheduling and Flow Control in Manufacturing Systems," Journal
of Discrete Event Dynamic Systems, Volume 1, Number 2, pp. 149-
176, September, 1991.
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Van Ryzin, G. J., Lou, X.-C., and Gershwin, S. B., "Scheduling
Job Shops with Delays," International Journal of Production
Research, Volume 29, Number 7, 1991, pp. 1407-1422.
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Van Ryzin, G. J., Lou, X.-C., and Gershwin, S. B., "Production
Control for a Tandem Two-Machine System," IIE Transactions ,
Volume 25, No. 5, pp. 5-20, September, 1993.
Abstract
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Bai, X. and Gershwin, S. B. "Scheduling Manufacturing Systems
with Work-In-Process Inventory Control: Multiple-Part-Type
Systems," International Journal of Production Research , Volume
32, No. 2, pp. 365-385, February, 1994.
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Bai, X. and Gershwin, S. B., ``Scheduling Manufacturing Systems with
Work-In-Process Inventory Control: Single-Part-Type Systems,'' IIE
Transactions, Volume 27, pp. 599-617, 1995.
Abstract
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Burman, M. H. and Gershwin, S. B. "A Real-Time Dynamic Lot-Sizing
Heuristic for a Manufacturing System Subject to Random Setup Times," International Journal of Production Research , Volume 34, No. 6,
pp. 1625--1641, 1996.
Abstract
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Bai, X. and Gershwin, S. B., ``Scheduling Manufacturing systems with
work-in-process inventory control: reentrant systems,'' OR
Spektrum, Volume 18, pp. 187-195, 1996.
Abstract
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Gershwin, S. B., ``Design and Operation of Manufacturing Systems: A
Control-Based Synthesis,'' European Journal of Control, Volume 3, pp. 166-181, 1997.
Abstract
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Bonvik, A. M., Couch, C., and Gershwin, S. B., ``A Comparison of
Production-Line Control Mechanisms,'' International Journal of
Production Research, Volume 35, No. 3, pp. 789-804, 1997.
Abstract
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Dauzere-Peres S., Gershwin S.B., and Sevaux M.,``Models
and Solving Procedures for Continuous-Time Production Planning.''
IIE Transactions 32 , pp. 93-103, 2000.
Abstract
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S. B. Gershwin, ``Design and Operation of Manufacturing Systems ---
The Control-Point Policy,'' IIE Transactions, to appear.
Abstract
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Asbjoern M. Bonvik, Yves Dallery, and Stanley B. Gershwin,
``Approximate analysis of production systems operated by a
CONWIP/finite buffer hybrid control policy,'' International Journal of
Production Research, Volume 38, No. 13, pp. 2845-2869.
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Proceedings of Refereed Conferences
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Kimemia, J. G., and Gershwin, S. B., "Flow Optimization of
Flexible Manufacturing Systems," Proceedings of the 1978 IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, California,
January, 1979 (Invited), pp. 633-639.
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Kimemia, J. G., and Gershwin, S. B., "An Algorithm for the
Computer Control of Production in a Flexible Manufacturing
System," Proceedings of the 20th IEEE Conference on Decision and
Control, San Diego, California, December, 1981, pp. 628-633.
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Gershwin, S. B., "Material and Information Flow in an Advanced
Automated Manufacturing System." Presented at SME's 1982
International Tool and Manufacturing Engineering Conference, May,
1982. Society of Manufacturing Engineers Paper MM82-63, 21
pages.
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Kimemia, J. G., Gershwin, S. B., and Bertsekas, D.,
"Computation of Production Control Policies by a Dynamic
Programming Technique," In Analysis and Optimization of Systems,
Proceedings of the International Conference on Analysis and
Optimization of Systems,
Versailles, France, December, 1982, pp. 243-259.
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Kimemia, J. G., Gershwin, S. B., and Bertsekas, D.,
"Computation of Production Control Policies by a Dynamic
Programming Technique," Proceedings of the 1982 IEEE
International Large Scale Systems Symposium, Virginia Beach,
Virginia, October, 1982, 5 pages.
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Gershwin, S. B., Akella, R., Choong, Y. F., and Mitter, S. K.,
"Short Term Production Scheduling of an Automated Manufacturing
Facility." In Analysis and Optimization of Systems, Proceedings
of the Sixth International Conference on Analysis and
Optimization of Systems, Nice, France, June, 1984, pp. 615-632.
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Gershwin, S. B., "A Hierarchical Scheduling Policy Applied to
Printed Circuit Board Assembly," Proceedings of the 2nd Annual
Material Handling Research Forum, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, (Invited) September, 1984, 12
pages.
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Gershwin, S. B., Akella, R., and Choong, Y. F., "Short Term
Production Scheduling of an Automated Manufacturing Facility,"
Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control,
Las Vegas, Nevada, (Invited) December, 1984, pp. 230-235.
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Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Production Scheduling in Computer-Aided
Fabrication of Integrated Circuits," Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San
Francisco, California, April, 1986. 6 pages.
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Gershwin, S. B., "Stochastic Scheduling and Setups in a Flexible
Manufacturing System," In Proceedings of the Second ORSA/TIMS
Conference on Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Ann Arbor,
Michigan, August, 1986, pp. 431-442.
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Maimon, O. Z. and Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Scheduling and
Routing For Flexible Manufacturing Systems that have Unreliable
Machines," Proceedings of the 1987 IEEE International Conference
on Robotics and Automation, (Invited) Raleigh, North Carolina,
March-April, 1987, pp. 281-288.
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Lou, X.-C., Van Ryzin, G. J., and Gershwin, S. B., "Scheduling
Job Shops with Delays," Proceedings of the 1987 IEEE
International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Raleigh,
North Carolina, March-April, 1987, pp. 1345-1349.
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Gershwin, S. B., "A Hierarchical Framework for Discrete Event
Scheduling in Manufacturing Systems," In Discrete Event Systems:
Models and Applications, IIASA Conference, Sopron, Hungary ,
August 3-7, 1987 , Edited by P. Varaiya and A. B. Kurzhanski,
Number 103 of the series Lecture Notes in Control and Information
Sciences , Springer-Verlag (Invited).
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Gershwin, S. B., "A Hierarchical Framework for Manufacturing
System Scheduling: A Two-Machine Example," Proceedings of the
26th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , (Invited) Los
Angeles, California, December, 1987, pp. 651-656.
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Gershwin, S. B., Caramanis, M., and Murray, P., "Simulation
Experience with a Hierarchical Scheduling for a Simple
Manufacturing System," Proceedings of the 27th IEEE Conference on
Decision and Control , (Invited) Austin, Texas, December, 1988,
pp. 1841-1849.
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Sharifnia, A., Caramanis, M., and Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Set-
up Scheduling and Flow Control in Flexible Manufacturing
Systems," Third ORSA/TIMS Special Interest Conference on Flexible
Manufacturing Systems, MIT, Cambridge, MA, August 14-16, 1989.
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Bai, X., Srivatsan, N., and Gershwin, S. B., "Hierarchical
Real-Time Scheduling of a Semiconductor Fabrication Facility,"
IEEE/CHMT IEMT (International Electronics Manufacturing
Technology) Symposium (Invited), Washington, DC, October 1-3,
1990, 6 mat pages. MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and
Productivity Report LMP 90-011.
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Gershwin, S. B., "Hierarchical Flow Control Methods for
Manufacturing Systems," Fourth Advanced Technology Conference of
the United States Postal Service (Invited), Washington, DC,
November 5, 1990, 6 pages.
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Bai, X. and Gershwin, S. B., "Scheduling Manufacturing Systems
with Work-in-Process Inventory Control: Nonlinear Formulation of
Single Part Type Systems," Proceedings of the 29th IEEE
Conference on Decision and Control , (Invited) Hawaii, December,
1990, 8 mat pages. MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and
Productivity Report LMP 90-016.
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Srivatsan, N., and Gershwin, S. B., "Selection of Setup Times
in a Hierarchically Controlled Manufacturing System," Proceedings
of the 29th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control , (Invited)
Hawaii, December, 1990, 7 mat pages. MIT Laboratory for
Manufacturing and Productivity Report LMP 90-015.
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Violette, J. and Gershwin, S. B., "Decomposition of Control in
a Hierarchical Framework for Manufacturing Systems," Proceedings
of the 1991 Automatic Control Conference , (Invited) Boston, June,
1991, 10 mat pages.
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Burman, M. H. and Gershwin, S. B., "An Algorithm for the
Scheduling of Setups and Production to Meet Due Dates,"
Proceedings of the 1992 IEEE International Conference on Robotics
and Automation, (Invited) Nice, France, May, 1992, 7 mat pages.
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Burman, M. H. and Gershwin, S. B., "A Closed Loop Control
Heuristic for Scheduling a Manufacturing System Subject to Random
Setup Times," Operations Research in Production Planning and
Control - Proceedings of a Joint German/US Conference,
(Invited), Hagen, Germany, June 25-26, 1992, Springer-Verlag, pp.
293-306.
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Connolly, S., Dallery, Y., and Gershwin, S. B., "A Real-Time
Policy for Performing Setup Changes in a Manufacturing System,"
Proceedings of the 31st IEEE Conference on Decision and Control ,
(Invited) Tucson, Arizona, December 16-18, 1992, 7 mat pages.
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Dauzere-Peres, S. and Gershwin, S. B., "Switching Times in
Continuous-Time Planning," Proceedings of the 1994 Japan-USA
Symposium on Flexible Automation, Kobe, Japan, July 11-18, 1994
(Invited), pp. 181-195.
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June, 1996 ``Beyond Kanban --- Creating and analyzing lean shop floor
control policies,'' by Asbjoern M. Bonvik and Stanley B. Gershwin,
1996 Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Conference
Proceedings, Dartmouth College, The Amos Tuck School, Hanover, New
Hampshire 03755.
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S. B. Gershwin, "Design and Operation of Manufacturing Systems ---
Control- and System-Theoretical Models and Issues,"
Proceedings of the 1997 American Control Conference,
Albuquerque, New Mexico, June, 1997 (Invited), pages 1909-1913.
Abstract
Other Major Publications:
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Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Production in Computer-Aided
Fabrication," SEMICON/West 1985 Technical Program Proceedings,
San Mateo, California, May, 1985, pp. 113-116.
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Srivatsan, N., Bai, S. X., and Gershwin, S. B., "Hierarchical
Real-Time Integrated Scheduling of a Semiconductor Fabrication
Facility," in Computer-Aided Manufacturing/Computer-Integrated
Manufacturing, Part 2 Volume 61 in the Control and Dynamic
Systems series, edited C. T. Leondes, Academic Press, 1994, pp.
197-241.
Internal Memoranda and Progress Reports:
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Kimemia, J. G., and Gershwin, S. B., "Multicommodity Network
Flow Optimization in Flexible Manufacturing Systems," MIT
Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Report, ESL-FR-
834-2, April, 1980, 131 pages.
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Kimemia, J. G., and Gershwin, S. B., "An Algorithm for the
Computer Control of Production in a Flexible Manufacturing
System," MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
Report LIDS-P-1134, August, 1981. Revised January, 1982, 29
pages.
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Gershwin, S. B., Akella, R., and Choong, Y. F., "Short Term
Production Scheduling of an Automated Manufacturing Facility,"
MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems Report
LIDS-R-1356, February, 1984, 37 pages.
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Akella, R., Choong, Y. F., and Gershwin, S. B., "Performance of
Hierarchical Production Scheduling Policy," MIT Laboratory for
Information and Decision Systems Report LIDS-R-1357, February,
1984, 64 pages.
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Gershwin, S. B., "A Hierarchical Scheduling Policy Applied to
Printed Circuit Assembly," MIT Laboratory for Information and
Decision Systems Report LIDS-R-1395, September, 1984, 12 pages.
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Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Production in Computer-Aided
Fabrication," MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
Report LIDS-P-1451, MIT Microsystems Program Office, VLSI Memo
No. 85-243, April, 1985, 4 pages.
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Maimon, O. Z. and Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Scheduling and
Routing For Flexible Manufacturing Systems that have Unreliable
Machines," MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
Report LIDS-P-1610, September, 1986; revised July, 1987, 28
pages.
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Gershwin, S. B., "A Hierarchical Framework for Discrete Event
Scheduling in Manufacturing Systems," MIT Laboratory for
Information and Decision Systems Report LIDS-P-1682, August,
1987, 22 pages.
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Gershwin, S. B., "A Hierarchical Framework for Manufacturing
System Scheduling: A Two-Machine Example," MIT Laboratory for
Manufacturing and Productivity Report 87-1, December, 1987, 7
pages.
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Sharifnia, A., Caramanis, M., and Gershwin, S. B., "Dynamic Set-
up Scheduling and Flow Control in Manufacturing Systems," Boston
University, College of Engineering, Department of Manufacturing
Engineering, 1990.
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Bai, X. and Gershwin, S. B. "Scheduling Manufacturing Systems
with Work-In-Process Inventory Control: Single-Part-Type
Systems," MIT Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity
Report LMP 90-003; also MIT Microsystems Research Center, VLSI
Memo No. 90-604; Operations Research Center Working Paper OR 218-
90, June, 1990, 70 pages.
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Bai, X. and Gershwin, S. B. "Scheduling Manufacturing Systems
with Work-In-Process Inventory Control: Multiple-Part-Type
Systems," MIT Operations Research Center Working Paper OR 230-90,
October, 1990, 36 pages.
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Van Ryzin, G. J., Lou, X.-C., and Gershwin, S. B., "Production
Control for a Tandem Two-Machine System," MIT Laboratory for
Manufacturing and Productivity Report LMP 91-001, January, 1991,
34 pages.
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Bai, X. and Gershwin, S. B., "Scheduling Manufacturing Systems
with Work-In-Process Inventory Control: Reentrant Systems," MIT
Operations Research Center Working Paper OR 242-91, March, 1991,
28 pages.
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Srivatsan, N. and S. B. Gershwin, "Analytical Performance
Evaluation of a Feedback Policy in an Unreliable Manufacturing
System," MIT LMP-94-003, October, 1994, 25 pages.
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Asbjoern M. Bonvik, Yves Dallery, and Stanley B. Gershwin,
``Approximate analysis of production systems operated by a
CONWIP/finite buffer hybrid control policy,'' August, 1999.
postscript version --
pdf version
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Francis de Vericourt and Stanley B. Gershwin, ``Performance Evaluation
of a Make-To-Stock Production Line with a Two-Parameter-per-Machine
Policy: the Control Point Policy,'' September, 2000. postscript version.
Abstract
Last Updated: 22 September 2000