Powell S.G.

S.G. Powell

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Found 8 papers in total
How novices formulate models. Part II: a quantitative description of behaviour
How novices formulate models. Part II: a quantitative description of behaviour
2007
Since the creation and use of operations research (OR) models is no longer the...
How novices formulate models. Part I: qualitative insights and implications for teaching
How novices formulate models. Part I: qualitative insights and implications for teaching
2007
Teaching novices how to formulate mathematical models for ill-structured problems is a...
Methods for assigning students to groups: A study of alternative objective functions
Methods for assigning students to groups: A study of alternative objective functions
2002
This paper describes the problem of forming work groups. The motivating problem is...
An algorithm for optimal buffer placement in reliable serial lines
An algorithm for optimal buffer placement in reliable serial lines
1999
The optimal allocation of buffer capacity in unbalanced production lines with reliable...
Buffering unbalanced assembly systems
Buffering unbalanced assembly systems
1998
Many assembly systems are required to hold minimal work-in-process inventories because...
A predictive model for the throughput of simple assembly systems
A predictive model for the throughput of simple assembly systems
1995
Along with the three-station serial line, the three-station assembly system is a...
An empirical investigation of the two-moment approximation for production lines
An empirical investigation of the two-moment approximation for production lines
1994
Since Muth it has generally been accepted that the throughput of production lines with...
Buffer allocation in unbalanced three-station serial lines
Buffer allocation in unbalanced three-station serial lines
1994
The paper considers the problem of allocating buffer storage to unbalanced serial...
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