Thomas L. Joseph

L. Joseph Thomas

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Found 11 papers in total
On the interface between operations and human resources management
On the interface between operations and human resources management
2003
Operations management (OM) and human resources management (HRM) historically have been...
Consequences of order crossover under order-up-to inventory policies
Consequences of order crossover under order-up-to inventory policies
2001
Order crossover occurs whenever replenishment orders do not arrive in the sequence in...
Management of worksharing systems
Management of worksharing systems
2000
Worksharing occurs in serial manufacturing when machines are not uniquely assigned to...
Lotsizing and scheduling on parallel machines with sequence-dependent setup costs
Lotsizing and scheduling on parallel machines with sequence-dependent setup costs
1999
Industrial lotsizing and scheduling pose very difficult analytical problems. We...
Modeling and worker motivation in Just In Time production systems
Modeling and worker motivation in Just In Time production systems
1998
This paper concerns the modeling of low inventory lines. Currently, most models assume...
Coordinating production and inventory to improve service
Coordinating production and inventory to improve service
1997
Customer service has assumed strategic importance in most manufacturing environments....
Using false alarms to improve forecast accuracy
Using false alarms to improve forecast accuracy
1991
This paper demonstrates that tracking signals can be used to improve forecasts in an...
‘On-the-fly’ line balancing with very little WIP
‘On-the-fly’ line balancing with very little WIP
1992
Dynamic line balancing (DLB) allows the workers on a production line to help each...
The good, the bad and the ugly: Quality on an assembly line
The good, the bad and the ugly: Quality on an assembly line
1990
Firms can handle defects that occur on an assembly line in a number of different ways....
Efficient solutions to a linear programming model for production scheduling with capacity constraints and no initial stock
Efficient solutions to a linear programming model for production scheduling with capacity constraints and no initial stock
1989
In this paper the authors present a decomposition approach to solve large scale linear...
Capacitated lot sizing with setup times
Capacitated lot sizing with setup times
1989
This research focuses on the effect of setup time on lot sizing. The setting is the...
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