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Found 17295 papers in total
The contribution of measurement and information infrastructure to Total Quality Management success
The contribution of measurement and information infrastructure to Total Quality Management success
2006,
There is currently some debate about which TQM practices contribute most to superior...
Egypt as a macro-tourist destination: tourism services quality and positioning
Egypt as a macro-tourist destination: tourism services quality and positioning
2007,
This paper attempts to evaluate the overall views of inbound tourists about Egypt as a...
An effective decision making method for product acceptance
An effective decision making method for product acceptance
2007,
Acceptance sampling plans are practical tools for quality assurance applications...
Motor vehicle recalls: Trends, patterns and emerging issues
Motor vehicle recalls: Trends, patterns and emerging issues
2007,
This paper examines patterns and trends in motor vehicle safety recalls using a...
Properties of a generalized source-to-all-terminal network reliability model with diameter constraints
Properties of a generalized source-to-all-terminal network reliability model with diameter constraints
2007,
Given the pervasive nature of computer and communication networks, many paradigms have...
Scheduling a wet station for wafer cleaning with multiple job flows and multiple wafer-handling robots
Scheduling a wet station for wafer cleaning with multiple job flows and multiple wafer-handling robots
2007,
A wet station performs a cleaning process in semiconductor manufacturing. It consists...
Controlling delivery performance in semiconductor manufacturing using Look Ahead Batching
Controlling delivery performance in semiconductor manufacturing using Look Ahead Batching
2007,
With the advent of the Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing philosophy, scheduling...
Make-to-order scheduling in foundry semiconductor fabrication
Make-to-order scheduling in foundry semiconductor fabrication
2007,
On-time delivery is one of the performance measurements in the make-to-order...
Cyclic job scheduling in paced assembly lines with cross-trained workers
Cyclic job scheduling in paced assembly lines with cross-trained workers
2007,
Paced or synchronous assembly lines allow concurrent manufacturing of a mix of...
Integrating decision making and regulation in the management control process
Integrating decision making and regulation in the management control process
2005,
The significance of control in business is undeniable, and this work revisits...
Development of group setup strategies for makespan minimisation in PCB assembly
Development of group setup strategies for makespan minimisation in PCB assembly
2007,
Balancing setup effort and actual production time is an important issue in...
Improved heuristically guided genetic algorithm for the flow shop scheduling problem
Improved heuristically guided genetic algorithm for the flow shop scheduling problem
2007,
This paper deals with the problem of scheduling on makespan criterion in the flow shop...
Agility in two-stage hybrid flow shop parallel machine scheduling through simulated annealing
Agility in two-stage hybrid flow shop parallel machine scheduling through simulated annealing
2007,
The problem of flexible hybrid flow shop scheduling with identical and nonidentical...
A multiple-criterion model for machine scheduling
A multiple-criterion model for machine scheduling
2003,
We consider a scheduling problem involving a single processor being utilized by two or...
RanGen: A random network generator for activity-on-the-node networks
RanGen: A random network generator for activity-on-the-node networks
2003,
In this paper, we describe RanGen, a random network generator for generating...
Rescheduling manufacturing systems: a framework of strategies, policies, and methods
Rescheduling manufacturing systems: a framework of strategies, policies, and methods
2003,
Many manufacturing facilities generate and update production schedules, which are...
Part batching and scheduling in a flexible cell to minimize setup costs
Part batching and scheduling in a flexible cell to minimize setup costs
2003,
In this paper we consider the problem of batching parts and scheduling their...
On-line restricted caching
On-line restricted caching
2003,
We study the on-line caching problem in a restricted cache where each memory item can...
On-line multi-threaded scheduling
On-line multi-threaded scheduling
2003,
On-line scheduling problems are studied with jobs organized in a number of sequences...
Patience is a virtue: the effect of slack on competitiveness for admission control
Patience is a virtue: the effect of slack on competitiveness for admission control
2003,
We consider the on-line competitiveness for scheduling a single resource...
Competitive deadline scheduling via additional or faster processors
Competitive deadline scheduling via additional or faster processors
2003,
This paper studies on-line scheduling in a single-processor system that allows...
Non-clairvoyant multiprocessor scheduling of jobs with changing execution characteristics
Non-clairvoyant multiprocessor scheduling of jobs with changing execution characteristics
2003,
This work theoretically proves that Equi-partition efficiently schedules...
Competitive on-line scheduling with level of service
Competitive on-line scheduling with level of service
2003,
Motivated by an application in thinwire visualization, we study an abstract on-line...
Admission control with immediate notification
Admission control with immediate notification
2003,
When admission control is used, an on-line scheduler chooses whether or not to...
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