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title: "Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal: recent papers"
description: "Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal published 5 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #125 of 239 journals."
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# Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Operations Research
- publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
- ISSN 1936-6582

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md

## Key findings

- Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal published 5 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #125 of 239 journals.
- Leading institutions: Kocaeli Üniversitesi (1), Balıkesir University (1) and Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (1).
- Countries: India (2), Turkey (1) and South Korea (1).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal published 174 papers (5 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “multi-objective optimization” (17), “mixed-integer linear programming” (15) and “digital twin” (14).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Uses and challenges of digital twins-based augmented reality in operator training and data visualization in process manufacturing lines” (2025-02-24), with 15 citations.

## The last 36 months

*Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 58 | 68 | 48 | 174 |

*Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | multi-objective optimization | 17 |
| 2 | mixed-integer linear programming | 15 |
| 3 | digital twin | 14 |
| 4 | makespan minimization | 10 |
| 5 | Industry 4.0 | 9 |
| 6 | genetic algorithm | 9 |
| 7 | adaptive large neighborhood search | 6 |
| 8 | collaborative robots | 6 |
| 9 | deep reinforcement learning | 6 |
| 10 | discrete event simulation | 6 |

*Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 0.7 | [Uses and challenges of digital twins-based augmented reality in operator training and data visualization in process manufacturing lines](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-025-09605-w) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | 2025-02-24 | Matteo Perno, Lars Hvam, Anders Haug |
| 2 | 8 | 0.5 | [Traceable digital twin for accurate positioning of industrial robot arms in human–robot collaborative systems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-025-09632-7) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | 2025-08-05 | Giacomo Maculotti, Fazluddin Khusnuddinov, Jasurkhuja Kholkhujaev et al. |
| 3 | 7 | 0.4 | [Smart factory concepts and their fitness to the plastics processing industry: a critical review](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-025-09593-x) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | 2025-02-25 | Pascal Bibow, Patrick Sapel, Christian Hopmann |
| 4 | 6 | 0.3 | [Critical success factors for improving economic and environmental performance of packaging supply chain system](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-025-09614-9) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | 2025-05-07 | Gulshan Kumar Gaur, Jitender Madaan, Felix T.S. Chan et al. |
| 5 | 6 | 0.4 | [Integrated model assignment and multi-line balancing in human–robot collaborative mixed-model assembly lines](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-025-09635-4) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | 2025-09-09 | Oktay Yilmaz, Nezir Aydın, İbrahim Küçükkoç |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | [Genetic algorithm based approaches for solving hybrid flowshop scheduling problem under production leveling based lot streaming strategy](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-026-09690-5) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | Murat ÇOLAK, Gülşen Aydın Keskin | Kocaeli Üniversitesi; Balıkesir University |
| 2026-10-24 | [Impact of pre-sale and fairness concerns on green supply chain decisions under different contract strategies](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-026-09688-z) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | Shivendra Dwivedi, Vinod Kumar Mishra | Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology |
| 2026-10-13 | [Monte Carlo tree search for the multi-crane scheduling problem with temporal constraints](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-026-09691-4) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | Woo-Jin Shin, Seungkyu Yoon, Hyun-Jung Kim | Gyeongsang National University; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
| 2026-10-10 | [Quantifying resilience in lean manufacturing: an integrated VSM and discrete-event simulation study](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-026-09687-0) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | Shaghayegh Ahmadi, Fatah Chetouane, Kash Barker | University of Oklahoma; Université de Moncton |
| 2026-10-10 | [A fair profit distribution as a resilient strategy in supply chains under ripple effect](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-026-09689-y) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | Tadeusz J. Sawik | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal

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