Spearman Mark L.

Mark L. Spearman

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Found 10 papers in total
To pull or not to pull: what is the question?
To pull or not to pull: what is the question?
2004
The terms pull and lean production have become cornerstones of modern manufacturing...
Easily implementable inventory control policies
Easily implementable inventory control policies
1997
This work was initiated and supported by a manufacturer of mail processing equipment,...
Optimal material release times in stochastic production environments
Optimal material release times in stochastic production environments
1999
The problem of determining the ‚optimal’ material release times is an...
Finding optimal material release times using simulation-based optimization
Finding optimal material release times using simulation-based optimization
1999
We present a method for setting release times for jobs with due dates in a stochastic...
Optimal lead time policies
Optimal lead time policies
1999
This paper examines two due-date setting problems first studied by Wein. The first...
Customer service in pull production systems
Customer service in pull production systems
1992
In this paper, the issue of customer service in pull production systems is considered....
Push and pull production systems: Issues and comparisons
Push and pull production systems: Issues and comparisons
1992
Concerns about American manufacturing competitiveness compel new interest in...
An analytic congestion model for closed production systems with IFR processing times
An analytic congestion model for closed production systems with IFR processing times
1991
The paper presents an analytic model relating the mean cycle time or throughput as a...
Throughput of a constant work in process manufacturing line subject to failures
Throughput of a constant work in process manufacturing line subject to failures
1991
The authors consider a production line consisting of several machines in tandem...
A hierarchical control architecture for constant work-in-process (CONWIP) production systems
A hierarchical control architecture for constant work-in-process (CONWIP) production systems
1989
In this paper, the authors describe a hierarchical planning framework for a production...
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