2.  (Worse) The machines can process the family of parts, ensuring that it reaches full capacity.  (Better 1) Capable of processing the family of parts, the machines reach full capacity.  (Better 2) The machines, capable of processing the family of parts, reach full capacity.

3.  (Worse) All parts have the same transportation costs, which limits the effectiveness of traditional approaches.  (Better 1) All parts have the same transportation costs, thus limiting the effectiveness of traditional approaches.

4.  (Better 2) The fact 【 that all parts have the same transportation costs 】 limits the effectiveness of traditional approaches.  (Better 3) All parts 【 having the same transportation costs 】 limit the effectiveness of traditional approaches.

5.  (Better 4) All parts have the same transportation costs, this situation limits the effectiveness of traditional approaches.  (Better 5) The effectiveness of traditional approaches is limited since all parts have the same transportation costs.

6.  Use which to refer to a previous clause may make it difficult for the reader to understand what is being referred to.  The above revised sentences avoid confusion over whether which refers to all parts, the same transportation costs or all parts having the same transportation costs.

7.  Depending on the sentence’s context, conventional, available or existing can be used as alternatives to traditional.

8.  (Worse) The team attempts to optimize the thickness by minimizing the variation and maintaining the desired mean. This accounts for why the effects of process parameters on the silicon nitride deposition process are studied.

9.  (Better) The team attempts to optimize the thickness by minimizing the variation and maintaining the desired mean. This attempt accounts for why the effects of process parameters on the silicon nitride deposition process are studied.

10.  Begin a sentence with This or That to refer to a previous sentence may make it difficult for the reader to understand what is being referred to.  Simply turning the verb of the previous sentence into the subject of the following can clarify the writer’s intended meaning, as done in this revised sentence.

11.  (Worse) In previous literature, they do not examine the feasibility of incorporating PS into SA to develop a more efficient stochastic optimization approach at such times as the two variables are constant.

12.  (Better) Previous literature does not examine the feasibility of incorporating PS into SA to develop a more efficient stochastic optimization approach.

13.  Avoid wordiness by saying when instead of as such times as.

14.  (Worse) The department chairman told the research assistant that she needed to perform the simulations in the event that the experiment fails.

15.  (Better) The department chairman told the research assistant, “You need to perform the simulations if the experiment fails.”

16.  Avoid wordiness by saying if instead of in the event that.

17.  (Worse) Deterioration is set to a constant fraction of the stock level, which implies that shortage are not permitted and the demand rate is assumed to decrease exponentially.  (Better 1) The fact 【 that deterioration is set to a constant fraction of the stock level 】 implies that shortages are not permitted and the demand rate is assumed to decrease exponentially.

18.  (Better 2) Deterioration is set to a constant fraction of the stock level, implying that shortage are not permitted and the demand rate is assumed to decrease exponentially.  (Better 3) 【 Setting deterioration to a constant fraction of the stock level 】 implies that shortage are not permitted and the demand rate is assumed to decrease exponentially.

19.  (Better 4) Deterioration is set to a constant fraction of the stock level; this situation implies that shortage are not permitted and the demand rate is assumed to decrease exponentially.

20.  (Worse) When a machine is assigned to a manufacturing cell, it attempts to reduce the total cost.  (Better 1) When assigned to a manufacturing cell, a machine attempts to reduce the total cost.  (Better 2) A machine attempts to reduce the total cost when assigned to a manufacturing cell.

21.  (Better 3) A machine, when assigned to a manufacturing cell, attempts to reduce the total cost.  (Better 4) Reducing the total cost is the desired goal when a machine is assigned to a manufacturing cell.

22.  (Worse) The posterior objective concentrates on balancing intracell and intercell machine loadings, which allows us to formulate the cell formation problem as follows.  (Better 1) The fact 【 that the posterior objective concentrates on balancing intracell and intercell machine loadings 】 allows us to formulate the cell formation problem as follows.

23.  (Better 2) The posterior objective concentrates on balancing intracell and intercell machine loadings, allowing us to formulate the cell formation problem as follows.  (Better 3) The posterior objective concentrates on balancing intracell and intercell machine loadings; this balance allows us to formulate the cell formation problem as follows.

24.  (Worse) Factors C, D, F, G and H significantly affect the response average. This indicates that F can be adjusted based on the target value.  (Better) Factors C, D, F, G and H significantly affect the response average. This finding (observation, occurrence, phenomenon, event) indicates that F can be adjusted based on the target value.

25.  (Worse) You should maintain a constant cutting speed even though the effective diameter of the cutting changes during machining.  (Better 1) A constant cutting speed should be maintained even though the effective diameter of the cutting changes during machining.

26.  (Better 2) Maintaining a constant speed is desired even though the effective diameter of the cutting changes during machining.

27.  (Worse) In most previous investigations, they do not consider the simultaneous effects of deterioration and inflation.  (Better) Most previous investigations do not consider the simultaneous effects of deterioration and inflation.

28.  (Worse) A numerical example demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed method, which further indicates that the total system cost will be incorrectly estimated if the deteriorating effect and/or inflationary effect are neglected.

29.  (Better 1) A numerical example 【 demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed method 】 further indicates that the total system cost will be incorrectly estimated if the deteriorating effect and/or inflationary effect are neglected.

30.  (Better 2) A numerical example demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed method, further indicating that the total system cost will be incorrectly estimated if the deteriorating effect and/or inflationary effect are neglected.