Papers
13
Total Citations
316
H-Index
8
About
Nadia Brauner is a leading researcher in the field of operations research, with a primary focus on scheduling theory and the optimization of robotic cells. Her work centers on the analysis of cyclic production systems, particularly robotic flow-shops where a single robot serves multiple machines. Brauner’s major contributions include advancing the understanding of the "one-cycle conjecture," a fundamental problem in robotic cell scheduling. She provided a new, simplified proof for the three-machine case of this conjecture, a key result that clarified optimal production cycles. Her research has systematically explored the complexity of these systems, demonstrating that finding optimal robot moves is often computationally challenging. With her most-cited paper, "Cycles and permutations in robotic cells" (65 citations), and a comprehensive overview in "Identical part production in cyclic robotic cells" (63 citations), her work has significantly shaped the field. Brauner has also extended her scheduling expertise to coupled tasks and no-wait robotic cells, further broadening the impact of her theoretical and practical contributions to manufacturing optimization.
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Top Papers
- 1Cycles and permutations in robotic cells65 citations · 2001
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- 3Complexity of One-Cycle Robotic Flow-Shops50 citations · 2003
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- 5Optimal moves of the material handling system in a robotic cell28 citations · 2001
- 6Scheduling of coupled tasks and one-machine no-wait robotic cells26 citations · 2007
- 7Identical coupled task scheduling: polynomial complexity of the cyclic case17 citations · 2015
- 8Ordonnancement dans des cellules robotisées9 citations · 1999
- 9Optimal cycles for the robotic balanced no-wait flow shop5 citations · 2003
- 10SCHEDULING OF COUPLED TASKS AND ONE-MACHINE NO-WAIT ROBOTIC CELLS3 citations · 2006