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Logistics outsourcing practices in the UK: a survey
Logistics outsourcing practices in the UK: a survey
2005,
Outsourcing is widely regarded as a useful approach to lowering costs and gaining...
The impact of managers' experience on the internationalisation process: the case of UK biopharmaceutical SMEs
The impact of managers' experience on the internationalisation process: the case of UK biopharmaceutical SMEs
2006,
Companies internationalise as a result of many factors, internal and/or external. The...
New search algorithm for solving the maintenance scheduling problem for a family of machines
New search algorithm for solving the maintenance scheduling problem for a family of machines
2006,
In many real-world applications, the cost associate with maintenance could be very...
Replacement problems for a cold standby repairable system
Replacement problems for a cold standby repairable system
2006,
In this paper, a cold standby repairable system consisting of two identical components...
Fuzzy adaptive preventive maintenance in a manufacturing control system: a step towards self-maintenance
Fuzzy adaptive preventive maintenance in a manufacturing control system: a step towards self-maintenance
2006,
In this paper, a framework of integrating preventive maintenance (PM) and...
A sequential consideration for assembly sequence planning and assembly line balancing using the connector concept
A sequential consideration for assembly sequence planning and assembly line balancing using the connector concept
2006,
In an ever-changing era, fast responses in the research and development (R&D) of...
Prototype expert system for site selection of a sanitary landfill
Prototype expert system for site selection of a sanitary landfill
2005,
It is desirable to incorporate heuristic and empirical knowledge including...
Implementing an improved inventory control system in a small company: a case study
Implementing an improved inventory control system in a small company: a case study
2006,
The paper presents the implementation of an improved inventory management control...
Market-driven production lot-size and scheduling with finite capacity for a deteriorating item
Market-driven production lot-size and scheduling with finite capacity for a deteriorating item
2006,
In this paper, we propose a mathematics-based decision model that solves optimally the...
Inventory model for deteriorating items and time value of money for a finite time horizon under the permissible delay in payments
Inventory model for deteriorating items and time value of money for a finite time horizon under the permissible delay in payments
2006,
In this article, an inventory model is derived by assuming constant rate of...
Optimal inventory control of lumpy demand items using (s, S) policies with a maximum issue quantity restriction and opportunistic replenishments
Optimal inventory control of lumpy demand items using (s, S) policies with a maximum issue quantity restriction and opportunistic replenishments
2005,
This paper presents a modified (s, S) inventory model which describes the...
Simulating production and inventory control systems: a learning approach to operational excellence
Simulating production and inventory control systems: a learning approach to operational excellence
2006,
The search for operational excellence includes both a thorough understanding of the...
Generalized spare ordering policies with allowable inventory time
Generalized spare ordering policies with allowable inventory time
2005,
In this paper, a generalized ordering policy of a one-unit system with age-dependent...
Buyer's optimal ordering policy and payment policy under supplier credit
Buyer's optimal ordering policy and payment policy under supplier credit
2005,
This paper tries to incorporate previous studies to develop the buyer's inventory...
Inventory control of raw materials under stochastic and seasonal lead times
Inventory control of raw materials under stochastic and seasonal lead times
2005,
Most inventory modelling has assumed stochastic demands and constant lead times....
Consignment stock of inventories in the presence of obsolescence
Consignment stock of inventories in the presence of obsolescence
2005,
The Consignment Stock (CS) inventory policy is becoming an important strategy that...
Range, work in progress and utilization
Range, work in progress and utilization
2005,
For the design of a supply chain as well as for a production system, the relationship...
The multiple facets of the bullwhip effect: refined and re-defined
The multiple facets of the bullwhip effect: refined and re-defined
2005,
Purpose – This paper seeks to describe a conceptualisation of the multiple...
Challenges for going downstream
Challenges for going downstream
2005,
Manufacturing companies are increasingly offering services related to the products...
Creating knowledge in an entrepreneurial environment for SMEs: learning from an American experience
Creating knowledge in an entrepreneurial environment for SMEs: learning from an American experience
2006,
At the policy level, the UK government has developed a number of policies over the...
What motivates knowledge workers to involve themselves in employee innovation behaviour?
What motivates knowledge workers to involve themselves in employee innovation behaviour?
2006,
There is a lack of research describing the process of employee innovation, as seen...
Incubating enterprise and knowledge: a stakeholder approach
Incubating enterprise and knowledge: a stakeholder approach
2006,
This paper seeks to identify some of the issues, problems and successes associated...
Academic spin-outs: the journey from idea to credible proposition – a combination of knowledge exchange, knowledge transfer and knowledge translation
Academic spin-outs: the journey from idea to credible proposition – a combination of knowledge exchange, knowledge transfer and knowledge translation
2006,
A key entrepreneurial activity in recent times, in relation to promoting the...
Knowledge and expertise for high-technology entrepreneurship: a tale of two sectors
Knowledge and expertise for high-technology entrepreneurship: a tale of two sectors
2006,
The last three decades have witnessed fundamental structural changes in many western...
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