Editorial member


M. L.R. Varela, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
Email: leonilde@dps.uminho.pt


M. L.R. Varela

Martins, S., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. Development of a system for supporting industrial management (2020) Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 209-215.

Martins, L., Varela, M.L.R., Fernandes, N.O., Carmo–Silva, S., Machado, J. Literature review on autonomous production control methods (2020) Enterprise Information Systems, .

Varela, M.L.R., Manupati, V.K., Panigrahi, S., Costa, E., Putnik, G.D. Using social network analysis for industrial plant layout analysis in the context of industry 4.0 (2020) International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, 34 (1), pp. 1-19.

Amaral, G., Costa, L., Rocha, A.M.A.C., Varela, L., Madureira, A. Application of the Simulated Annealing Algorithm to Minimize the makespan on the Unrelated Parallel Machine Scheduling Problem with Setup Times (2020) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 923, pp. 398-407.

Ferreirinha, L., Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R., Bastos, J.A. Decision Support Tool for Dynamic Scheduling (2020) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 923, pp. 418-427.

Madureira, A.M., Abraham, A., Varela, M.L., Castillo, O., Ludwig, S. Preface (2020) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 923, pp. v-vi.

Alves, F., Varela, M.L.R., Rocha, A.M.A.C., Pereira, A.I., Barbosa, J., Leitão, P. Hybrid System for Simultaneous Job Shop Scheduling and Layout Optimization Based on Multi-agents and Genetic Algorithm (2020) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 923, pp. 387-397.

Varela, L., Putnik, G., Manupti, V., Madureira, A., Santos, A., Amaral, G., Ferreirinha, L. Ontology-Based Meta-model for Hybrid Collaborative Scheduling (2020) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 923, pp. 408-417.

Costa, D., Martins, M., Martins, S., Teixeira, E., Bastos, A., Cunha, A.R., Varela, L., Machado, J. Performance Evaluation of Different Mechanisms of Production Activity Control in the Context of Industry 4.0 (2020) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 85, pp. 82-103.

Varela, L., Araújo, A., Ávila, P., Castro, H., Putnik, G. Evaluation of the relation between lean manufacturing, industry 4.0, and sustainability (2019) Sustainability (Switzerland), 11 (5), art. no. 1439, .

Manupati, V.K., Panigrahi, S., Ahsan, M., Lahiri, S., Chandra, A., Thakkar, J.J., Putnik, G., Varela, M.L.R. Estimation of manufacturing systems degradation rate for residual life prediction through dynamic workload adjustment (2019) Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences, 44 (2), art. no. 30, .

Martins, L., Fernandes, N.O., Varela, M.L.R. Autonomous production control: A literature review (2019) Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 505, pp. 425-431.

Manupati, V.K., Gangal, C., Varela, M.L.R., Mobin, M. Application of value stream mapping for cycle time reduction in production of link and roller assembly (2019) International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 33 (2), pp. 135-158.

Alves, F., Varela, M.L.R., Rocha, A.M.A.C., Pereira, A.I., Leitão, P. A human centred hybrid MAS and meta-heuristics based system for simultaneously supporting scheduling and plant layout adjustment (2019) FME Transactions, 47 (4), pp. 699-710.

Gonçalves, R.M.P., Varela, M.L.R., Madureira, A.M., Putnik, G.D., Machado, J. Model proposal to evaluate the quality of a production planning and control software in an industrial context (2019) Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 38-47.

Martins, M., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G., Machado, J., Manupati, V.K. Tools implementation in management of continuous improvement processes (2019) Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, pp. 348-357.

Manupati, V.K., Rajyalakshmi, G., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J., Putnik, G.D. Investigation of copper and zinc contamination on the work piece surface with WEDM (2019) Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 505, pp. 608-615.

Pires, A., Ávila, P., Putnik, G., Varela, L., Cruz-Cunha, M.M., Caldeira, R. The potential of value analysis application in the furniture industry-A case study at IKEA (2019) International Journal for Quality Research, 13 (4), pp. 863-874.

Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Manupati, V.K., Rajyalakshmi, G., Trojanowska, J., Machado, J. Integrated process planning and scheduling in networked manufacturing systems for I4.0: a review and framework proposal (2019) Wireless Networks, .

Venugopal, P., Priya, S.A., Manupati, V.K., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J., Putnik, G.D. Impact of UTAUT predictors on the intention and usage of electronic health records and telemedicine from the perspective of clinical staffs (2019) Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 505, pp. 172-177.

Costa, D., Martins, M., Martins, S., Teixeira, E., Bastos, A., Cunha, A.R., Varela, L. Analysis of production activity control mechanisms for industry 4.0 (2019) International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 2019 (5), pp. 194-205.

Ferreirinha, L., Baptista, S., Pereira, Â., Santos, A.S., Bastos, J., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R. An Industry 4.0 oriented tool for supporting dynamic selection of dispatching rules based on Kano Model satisfaction scheduling (2019) FME Transactions, 47 (4), pp. 757-764.

Ferreirinha, L., Baptista, S., Pereira, A., Santos, A.S., Bastos, J., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R. A dynamic selection of dispatching rules based on the kano model satisfaction scheduling tool (2019) Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 505, pp. 339-346.

Varela, L., Amaral, G., Pereira, S., Machado, D., Falcão, A., Ribeiro, R.A., Sousa, E., Santos, J.A., Pereira, A.F., Putnik, G.D., Ferreira, L., Alves, C. Decision support visualization approach in textile manufacturing a case study from operational control in textile industry (2019) International Journal for Quality Research, 13 (4), pp. 987-1004.

Canadas, N., Machado, J., Soares, F., Barros, C., Varela, L. Simulation of cyber physical systems behaviour using timed plant models (2018) Mechatronics, 54, pp. 175-185.

Arrais-Castro, A., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Ribeiro, R.A., Machado, J., Ferreira, L. Collaborative framework for virtual organisation synthesis based on a dynamic multi-criteria decision model (2018) International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 31 (9), pp. 857-868.

Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Manupati, V.K., Rajyalakshmi, G., Trojanowska, J., Machado, J. Collaborative manufacturing based on cloud, and on other I4.0 oriented principles and technologies: A systematic literature review and reflections (2018) Management and Production Engineering Review, 9 (3), pp. 90-99.

Kays, H.M.E., Karim, A.N.M., Daud, M.R.C., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Machado, J.M. A collaborative multiplicative Holt-Winters forecasting approach with dynamic fuzzy-level component (2018) Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 8 (4), art. no. 530, .

Varela, M.L.R., Madureira, A.M., Dantas, J.D., Santos, A.S., Putnik, G.D., Trojanowska, J., Machado, J. Collaborative paradigm for single-machine scheduling under just-in-time principles: Total holding-tardiness cost problem (2018) Management and Production Engineering Review, 9 (1), pp. 90-103.

Sousa, R.A., Varela, M.L.R., Alves, C., Machado, J. Job shop schedules analysis in the context of industry 4.0 (2018) 2017 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation: Engineering, Technology and Innovation Management Beyond 2020: New Challenges, New Approaches, ICE/ITMC 2017 - Proceedings, 2018-January, pp. 711-717.

Varela, M.L.R., Arrais-Castro, A., Ribeiro, R.A. A data fusion approach for business partners selection (2018) International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences, 10 (4), pp. 311-344.

Putnik, G.D., Varela, L., Modrák, V. Intelligent Collaborative Decision-Making Models, Methods, and Tools (2018) Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2018, art. no. 9627917, .

Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R. The Influence of Problem Specific Neighborhood Structures in Metaheuristics Performance (2018) Journal of Mathematics, 2018, art. no. 8072621, .

Lopes, J.J., Varela, M.L.R., Trojanowska, J., Machado, J. Production flow improvement in a textile industry (2018) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 721, pp. 224-233.

Vieira, G.G., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Machado, J. Intelligent platform for supervision and production activity control in real time (2018) Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, (201519), pp. 151-159.

Araújo, M., Amaral, G., Varela, L., Machado, J., Trojanowska, J. Improving Productivity and Standard Time Updating in an Industrial Company – A Case Study (2018) Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 20, pp. 220-228.

Kusi-Sarpong, S., Varela, M.L., Putnik, G., Ávila, P., Agyemang, J. Supplier evaluation and selection: A fuzzy novel multi-criteria group decision-making approach (2018) International Journal for Quality Research, 12 (2), pp. 459-486.

Kays, E., Karim, A., Varela, L., Putnik, G., Ávila, P. Ranked sequence positional weight heuristic for simultaneous balancing and scheduling jobs in a distributed manufacturing environment (2018) Procedia CIRP, 67, pp. 3-7.

Araújo, A.F., Varela, M.L.R., Gomes, M.S., Barreto, R.C.C., Trojanowska, J. Development of an intelligent and automated system for lean industrial production, adding, maximum productivity and efficiency in, the, production process (2018) Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, (201519), pp. 131-140.

Trojanowska, J., Kolinski, A., Galusik, D., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. A Methodology of improvement of manufacturing productivity through increasing operational efficiency of the production process (2018) Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, (201519), pp. 23-32.

Manupati, V.K., Rajyalakshmi, G., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Machado, J., Trojanowska, J. A study of copper and zinc contamination on the work piece surface based on WEDM (2018) International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 2018 (4), pp. 255-262.

Venugopal, P., Priya, S.A., Manupati, V.K., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J., Putnik, G.D. An analysis of the impact of UTAUT predictors on the intention and usage of electronic health records and telemedicine from the perspective of clinical staffs (2018) International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 2018 (4), pp. 263-269.

Manupati, V.K., Akhtar, M.D., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Trojanowska, J., Machado, J. A text mining based supervised learning algorithm for classification of manufacturing suppliers (2018) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 747, pp. 236-244.

Akhtar, M.D., Manupati, V.K., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Madureira, A.M., Abraham, A. Manufacturing services classification in a decentralized supply chain using text mining (2018) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 734, pp. 186-193.

Manupati, V.K., Kanigalpula, P.K.C., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Araújo, A.F., Vieira, G.G. Web-based decision system for distributed process planning in a networked manufacturing environment (2018) Studies in Computational Intelligence, 718, pp. 111-118.

Laranjeira, M., Alves, S., Dantas, T., Barbosa, V., Machado, J., Varela, L., Avila, P., Putnik, G. Mechanical Design of a Standing Frame adapted for Children with mental deficiency (2018) Procedia CIRP, 70, pp. 278-283.

Sika, R., Rogalewicz, M., Trojanowska, J., Gmyrek, Ł., Rauchut, P., Kasprzyk, T., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. Automatic assist in estimating the production capacity of final machining for cast iron machine parts (2018) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 747, pp. 254-263.

Alves, N.F., Ferreira, L., Lopes, N., Varela, M.L.R., Castro, H., Ávila, P.S., Teixeira, H.A., Putnik, G.D., Cruz-Cunha, M.M. FHIRbox, a cloud integration system for clinical observations (2018) Procedia Computer Science, 138, pp. 303-309.

Ferreira, L., Putnik, G.D., Lopes, N., Garcia, W., Cruz-Cunha, M.M., Castro, H., Varela, M.L.R., Moura, J.M., Shah, V., Alves, C., Putnik, Z. Disruptive data visualization towards zero-defects diagnostics (2018) Procedia CIRP, 67, pp. 374-379.

Roberto, M., Araújo, A., Varela, M.L., Machado, J., Mendonça, J.P. Methods time measurement on the optimization of a productive process: A case study (2017) 2017 4th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies, CoDIT 2017, 2017-January, pp. 980-985.

Sreekara Reddy, M.B.S., Ratnam, C.H., Agrawal, R., Varela, M.L.R., Sharma, I., Manupati, V.K. Investigation of reconfiguration effect on makespan with social network method for flexible job shop scheduling problem (2017) Computers and Industrial Engineering, 110, pp. 231-241.

Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Carvalho, M.D.S., Ferreira, L., Cruz-Cunha, M.M., Manupati, V.K., Manoj, K. Analysing critical success factors for supporting online shopping (2017) International Journal of Web Portals, 9 (2), pp. 1-19.

Varela, M.L.R., Trojanowska, J., Carmo-Silva, S., Costa, N.M.L., Machado, J. Comparative Simulation Study of Production Scheduling in the Hybrid and the Parallel Flow (2017) Management and Production Engineering Review, 8 (2), pp. 69-80.

Ferreira, L., Putnik, G., Cunha, M.M.C., Putnik, Z., Castro, H., Alves, C., Shah, V., Varela, L. A Cloud-Based Architecture with embedded Pragmatics Renderer for Ubiquitous and Cloud Manufacturing (2017) International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 30 (4-5), pp. 483-500.

Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R. Study on the impact of the NS in the performance of meta-heuristics in the TSP (2017) 2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2016 - Conference Proceedings, art. no. 7844391, pp. 1110-1115.

Araújo, M., Amaral, G., Varela, L. Improving productivity and standard time updating in an industrial company - A case study (2017) International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 2017 (1), pp. 139-144.

Amaral, G., Araújo, M., Varela, L. Mathematical and computational modelling in matlab for the study of an ORC solar system (2017) International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics, 2017 (1), pp. 249-259.

Trojanowska, J., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. The tool supporting decision making process in area of job-shop scheduling (2017) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 571, pp. 490-498.

Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.R. Evaluation of the simulated annealing and the discrete artificial bee colony in the weight tardiness problem with taguchi experiments parameterization (2017) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 557, pp. 718-727.

Shah, V., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D. Collaborative portal for supporting manufacturing resources selection in a global market (2017) Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 402, pp. 509-519.

Trojanowska, J., Kolinski, A., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. The use of theory of constraints to improve production efficiency – Industrial practice and research results (2017) 24th International Conference on Production Research, ICPR 2017, pp. 537-542.

Manupati, V.K., Krishnan, M.G., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. Telefacturing Based Distributed Manufacturing Environment for Optimal Manufacturing Service by Enhancing the Interoperability in the Hubs (2017) Journal of Engineering (United Kingdom), 2017, art. no. 9305989, .

Castro, A.A., Vieira, G., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Machado, J. A simulation platform prototype for evaluating alternative scenarios of members integration in virtual organizations (2017) Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 402, pp. 521-531.

Jedidah, S.J., Manupati, V.K., Chode, K.K., Mohanty, B., Varela, L., Parekh, M.G. Production distribution planning in a multiechelon supply chain using carbon policies: A review and reflections (2017) Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, 2230, pp. 697-703.

Gangala, C., Modi, M., Manupati, V.K., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J., Trojanowska, J. Cycle time reduction in deck roller assembly production unit with value stream mapping analysis (2017) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 571, pp. 509-518.

Varela, M.L.R., Manupati, V.K., Manoj, K., Putnik, G.D., Araújo, A., Madureira, A.M. Industrial plant layout analyzing based on SNA (2017) Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 557, pp. 728-737.

Ferreira, L., Lopes, N., Ávila, P.S., Castro, H., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Martinho, R., Rijo, R., Miranda, I.M., Cruz-Cunha, M.M. Virtual Enterprise integration management based on a Meta-enterprise - A PMBoK approach (2017) Procedia Computer Science, 121, pp. 1112-1118.

Silva, C., Reis, V., Morais, A., Brilenkov, I., Vaza, J., Pinheiro, T., Neves, M., Henriques, M., Varela, M.L., Pereira, G., Dias, L., Fernandes, N.O., Carmo-Silva, S. A comparison of production control systems in a flexible flow shop (2017) Procedia Manufacturing, 13, pp. 1090-1095.

Putnik, G., Costa, E., Alves, C., Castro, H., Varela, L., Shah, V. Analysing the correlation between social network analysis measures and performance of students in social network-based engineering education (2016) International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 26 (3), pp. 413-437.

Varela, M.L.R., Araujo, A.F., Putnik, G.D., Manupati, V.K., Anirudh, K.V. Web-based decision system for effective process planning in network manufacturing environment (2016) Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI, 2016-July, art. no. 7521371, .

Varela, M.L.R., Ferreira, M.F., Vieira, G.G., Manupati, V.K., Manoj, K. A multi-perspective integrated framework of critical success factors for supporting on-line shopping (2016) Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI, 2016-July, art. no. 7521370, .

Carvalho, M.S., Magalhaes, D.S., Varela, M.L., Sa, J.O., Gonçalves, I. Definition of a collaborative working model to the logistics area using design for Six Sigma (2016) International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, 33 (4), pp. 465-475.

Vieira, G.G., Varela, L.R., Ribeiro, R.A. A knowledge based system for supporting sustainable industrial management in a clothes manufacturing company based on a data fusion model (2016) Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 250, pp. 113-126.

Reis, L., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J.M., Trojanowska, J. Application of lean approaches and techniques in an automotive company (2016) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2016 (50), pp. 112-118.

Araújo, A., Kapisch, L., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. Information organization and production planning improvement in a clothes company in Portugal (2016) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2016 (49), pp. 44-47.

Kapisch, L., Araújo, A., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. Purchase management improvement in a TV company from the industry district of Manaus (PIM) (2016) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2016 (49), pp. 48-51.

Vieira, G.G., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Machado, J.M., Trojanowska, J. Integrated platform for real-time control and production and productivity monitoring and analysis (2016) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2016 (50), pp. 119-127.

Magalhães, D., de Carvalho, M.S., Varela, L.R. Definition of a collaborative working model to the logistics area (2015) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2015 (48), pp. 92-97.

Santos, D., Machado, J., Varela, M.L. Automatic brake system for manual wheelchairs (2015) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2015 (48), pp. 98-102.

Santos, A., Madureira, A., Varela, L.R. A neighborhood search technique for the unrelated parallel-machines scheduling (2015) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2015 (48), pp. 74-80.

Dantas, J.D., Varela, L.R., Madureira, A.M. Scheduling single-machine problem oriented by Just-in-Time principles - A case study (2015) 2015 10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2015, art. no. 7170372, .

E Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R. An ordered heuristic for the allocation of resources in unrelated parallel-machines (2015) International Journal of Industrial Engineering Computations, 6 (2), pp. 145-156.

Arrais-Castro, A., Varela, M.L.R., Ribeiro, R.A., Putnik, G.D. Spatial-temporal business partnership selection in uncertain environments (2015) FME Transactions, 43 (4), pp. 353-361.

Abdollahzadeh, H., Varela, L., Atashgar, K., Putnik, G.D. Condition based maintenance optimization for multi-state wind power generation systems under periodic inspection (2015) FME Transactions, 43 (4), pp. 319-327.

Vieira, G.G., Viveiros, A., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J. Sustainable practices for electrical energy network management: A literature review and proposal (2015) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2015 (48), pp. 161-170.

Vieira, G.G., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Machado, J.M. An integrated framework for supporting fuzzy decision-making in networked manufacturing environments (2015) Romanian Review Precision Mechanics, Optics and Mechatronics, 2015 (48), pp. 85-91.

Trojanowska, J., Zywicki, K., Varela, M.L.R., Machado, J.M. Shortening changeover time - An industrial study (2015) 2015 10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2015, art. no. 7170373, .

Arrais-Castro, A., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Ribeiro, R., Dargam, F.C.C. Collaborative negotiation platform using a dynamic multi-criteria decision model (2015) International Journal of Decision Support System Technology, 7 (1), pp. 1-14.

Kays, H.M.E., Karim, A.N.M., Varela, M.L.R., Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M. An integer programming approach for balancing and scheduling in extended manufacturing environment (2015) 2015 10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2015, art. no. 7170526, .

Putnik, G.D., Škulj, G., Vrabič, R., Varela, L., Butala, P. Simulation study of large production network robustness in uncertain environment (2015) CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 64 (1), pp. 439-442.

Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Kays, H.M.E., Karim, A.N.M. Scheduling and batching in multi-site flexible flow shop environments (2015) 2015 10th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies, CISTI 2015, art. no. 7170525, .

Putnik, G.D., Varela, L.R., Carvalho, C., Alves, C., Shah, V., Castro, H., Ávila, P. Smart objects embedded production and quality management functions (2015) International Journal for Quality Research, 9 (1), pp. 151-166.

Varela, M.L.R. Distributed manufacturing scheduling based on a dynamic multi-criteria decision model (2014) Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, 317, pp. 81-93.

Pinto, T., Varela, L. A manufacturing scheduling approach by combining simulation technique with the Hodgson’s algorithm (2014) Mathematical Methods in Engineering, pp. 247-257.

Dantas, J.D., Varela, L.R. Scheduling single-machine problem based on just-in-time principles (2014) 2014 6th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing, NaBIC 2014, art. no. 6921872, pp. 164-169.

Jassbi, J.J., Ribeiro, R.A., Varela, L.R. Dynamic MCDM with future knowledge for supplier selection (2014) Journal of Decision Systems, 23 (3), pp. 232-248.

De Oliveira Teixeira, F., Oliveira, L., Varela, L.R. Comparative analysis of scheduling rules through arena for parallel machines (2014) 2014 6th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing, NaBIC 2014, art. no. 6921873, pp. 170-175.

Costa, N.M.L., Varela, M.L.R., Carmo-Silva, S. Scheduling in product oriented manufacturing systems: Comparing hybrid flowshop with parallel-machine flowshop - An industrial study (2014) 2014 6th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing, NaBIC 2014, art. no. 6921877, pp. 196-201.

Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R. An ordered approach to Minimum Completion Time in unrelated parallel-machines for the makespan optimization (2014) 2014 6th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing, NaBIC 2014, art. no. 6921856, pp. 72-77.

Santos, A.S., Varela, M.L.R., Madureira, A.M., Ribeiro, R.A. Parallel machines scheduling with fuzzy simulated annealing (2014) 2014 6th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing, NaBIC 2014, art. no. 6921890, pp. 269-274.

Santos, A.S., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Madureira, A.M. Alternative approaches analysis for scheduling in an Extended Manufacturing Environment (2014) 2014 6th World Congress on Nature and Biologically Inspired Computing, NaBIC 2014, art. no. 6921860, pp. 97-102.

Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Abraham, A. A hybrid framework for supporting scheduling in extended manufacturing environments (2014) 2014 14th International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems, HIS 2014, art. no. 7086200, pp. 213-218.

Varela, M.L.R., Santos, A.S., Madureira, A.M., Putnik, G.D., Cruz-Cunha, M.M. Collaborative framework for dynamic scheduling supporting in networked manufacturing environments (2014) International Journal of Web Portals, 6 (3), pp. 33-51.

Carvalho, J.B., Varela, M.L.R., Putnik, G.D., Hernández, J.E., Ribeiro, R.A. A Web-Based Decision Support System for Supply Chain Operations Management Towards an Integrated Framework (2014) Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 184 LNBIP, pp. 104-117.

Alves, C.F.V., da Silva, A.F.N., Varela, M.L.R. Web system for supporting project management (2013) Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, 61, pp. 203-214.

Rocha, F., Varela, M.L.R., Carmo-Silva, S. Product documentation management through REST-based web service (2013) Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, 61, pp. 179-189.

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