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Green MRP: Identifying the material and environmental impacts of production schedules
Green MRP: Identifying the material and environmental impacts of production schedules
2001,
Interest in environmentally responsible manufacturing has increased in recent times....
Performance of customized control charts to detect process disturbances
Performance of customized control charts to detect process disturbances
2001,
In this paper we demonstrate the use of control charts based on orthogonal contrasts...
Finite capacity scheduling method for materials requirements planning with lot size restrictions
Finite capacity scheduling method for materials requirements planning with lot size restrictions
2001,
Materials requirements planning (MRP) is a widely used production scheduling technique...
A mathematical programming model for production planning using constant work-in-progress (CONWIP)
A mathematical programming model for production planning using constant work-in-progress (CONWIP)
2001,
Push-based MRP and pull-based Kanban systems are effective planning tools for a wide...
Managing projects front-end: Incorporating a strategic early view to project management with simulation
Managing projects front-end: Incorporating a strategic early view to project management with simulation
2001,
The article introduces a project management approach, which focuses on adopting a...
Use of fuzzy numbers in project risk (criticality) assessment
Use of fuzzy numbers in project risk (criticality) assessment
2001,
We put forward a fuzzy way of measuring the criticality of project activities and of...
An investigation into the fundamentals of critical chain project scheduling
An investigation into the fundamentals of critical chain project scheduling
2001,
The theory of constraints (TOC) is a philosophy that is used to develop specific...
Resource-constrained project scheduling: An evaluation of adaptive control schemes for parameterized sampling heuristics
Resource-constrained project scheduling: An evaluation of adaptive control schemes for parameterized sampling heuristics
2001,
For most computationally intractable problems there exists no simple heuristic that...
A recursive algorithm for generating the transition matrices of multistation multiserver exponential reliable queueing networks
A recursive algorithm for generating the transition matrices of multistation multiserver exponential reliable queueing networks
2001,
This paper is concerned with reliable multistation series queueing networks. Items...
Aggregation of partial ordinal rankings: An interval goal programming approach
Aggregation of partial ordinal rankings: An interval goal programming approach
2001,
This paper shows how interval goal programming can be a useful tool for aggregating...
A new approach to solving problems of multi-state system reliability optimization
A new approach to solving problems of multi-state system reliability optimization
2001,
Usually engineers try to achieve the required reliability level with minimal cost. The...
Statistical process monitoring using an empirical Bayes multivariate process control chart
Statistical process monitoring using an empirical Bayes multivariate process control chart
2001,
In this paper, we describe the theory underlying an empirical Bayesian approach to...
Bayesian belief nets for managing expert judgement and modelling reliability
Bayesian belief nets for managing expert judgement and modelling reliability
2001,
Bayesian belief nets (BBNs) provide an effective way of reasoning under uncertainty....
A dynamic model of resource allocation in multi-project research and development systems
A dynamic model of resource allocation in multi-project research and development systems
2000,
Managers and scholars have increasingly come to recognize the central role that design...
A common due-date assignment problem on parallel identical machines
A common due-date assignment problem on parallel identical machines
2001,
We address a job scheduling and due-date assignment problem on parallel identical...
Benchmarks for scheduling on a single machine against restrictive and unrestrictive common due dates
Benchmarks for scheduling on a single machine against restrictive and unrestrictive common due dates
2001,
We consider the NP-hard problem of scheduling jobs on a single machine against common...
Artificial intelligence search methods for multi-machine two-stage scheduling with due date penalty, inventory, and machining costs
Artificial intelligence search methods for multi-machine two-stage scheduling with due date penalty, inventory, and machining costs
2001,
This paper evaluates artificial intelligence search methods for multi-machine...
Effect of learning on line-of-balance scheduling
Effect of learning on line-of-balance scheduling
2001,
An approach to formulate learning rates and include them in line-of-balance (LOB)...
Simulation analysis of dispatching rules for an automated interbay material handling system in wafer fabrication
Simulation analysis of dispatching rules for an automated interbay material handling system in wafer fabrication
2001,
Here, the performance evaluation of a double-loop interbay automated material handling...
Setting planned job release times in stochastic assembly systems with resource constraints
Setting planned job release times in stochastic assembly systems with resource constraints
2001,
This paper considers a stochastic assembly system operating on a make-to-order basis...
An analogue genetic algorithm for solving job shop scheduling problems
An analogue genetic algorithm for solving job shop scheduling problems
2001,
This paper develops a genetic algorithm for solving job shop scheduling problems. It...
Branch and fathoming algorithms for operation sequencing in process planning
Branch and fathoming algorithms for operation sequencing in process planning
2001,
This paper focuses on the operation sequencing problem in process planning, which is...
Two mixed integer linear programming models for the N × M sequence dependent set-up times flowshop sequencing problem
Two mixed integer linear programming models for the N × M sequence dependent set-up times flowshop sequencing problem
2001,
This paper presents the derivation and evaluation of two new MILP models for the SDST...
Stage due date planning for multistage assembly systems
Stage due date planning for multistage assembly systems
2001,
Coordinating due dates of operations throughout all stages of manufacturing and...
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