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Impact of product mix flexibility and allocation policies on technology
Impact of product mix flexibility and allocation policies on technology
1997,
In this article we present two contrasting models: (i) a static allocation model (SAM)...
Bounds for the joint survival and incidence functions through coherent system data
Bounds for the joint survival and incidence functions through coherent system data
1997,
In the series system (competing risks) set-up the observed data are generally accepted...
Stochastic orders based on ratios of Laplace transforms
Stochastic orders based on ratios of Laplace transforms
1997,
The purpose of this paper is to study two notions of stochastic comparisons of...
Stochastic comparisons of random minima and maxima
Stochastic comparisons of random minima and maxima
1997,
Let X 1 , X 2 … be a sequence of independent random variables and let N be a...
Strong convergence of proportions in a multicolor Pólya urn
Strong convergence of proportions in a multicolor Pólya urn
1997,
We prove strong convergence of the proportions U n / T n of balls in a multitype...
Moment inequalities for sums of DMRL random variables
Moment inequalities for sums of DMRL random variables
1997,
Some moment inequalities are known to be valid for non-parametric lifetime...
Duration of a secretary problem
Duration of a secretary problem
1997,
The distribution of the number of items drawn in a secretary problem, with an order s...
Part family formation for variety reduction in flexible manufacturing systems
Part family formation for variety reduction in flexible manufacturing systems
1997,
Presents the similarity coefficient method for group technology to alleviate the part...
An improved approach for estimating the mean and standard deviation of a subjective probability distribution
An improved approach for estimating the mean and standard deviation of a subjective probability distribution
1997,
The literature offers many formulas for estimating the mean and standard deviation of...
Production scheduling/rescheduling in flexible manufacturing
Production scheduling/rescheduling in flexible manufacturing
1997,
Scheduling of production in flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) has been extensively...
Design and scheduling of hybrid multi-cell flexible manufacturing systems
Design and scheduling of hybrid multi-cell flexible manufacturing systems
1997,
The objective of this paper is to minimize machine duplication by increasing its...
Fuzzy systems for the control of flexible machines operating under information delays
Fuzzy systems for the control of flexible machines operating under information delays
1997,
The performance of a manufacturing system with a defined level of flexibility is...
An improvement of Viswanathan and Bagchi's exact algorithm for constrained two-dimensional cutting stock
An improvement of Viswanathan and Bagchi's exact algorithm for constrained two-dimensional cutting stock
1997,
Viswanathan and Bagchi have proposed a bottom-up algorithm which combines in the nice...
Control policy simulation based on machine age in a failure prone one-machine, one-product manufacturing system
Control policy simulation based on machine age in a failure prone one-machine, one-product manufacturing system
1997,
This paper deals with the production planning problem of a flexible manufacturing...
Concurrent ordering in JIT production systems
Concurrent ordering in JIT production systems
1997,
Deals with the kanban system in just-in-time production as a system of production...
Trade-off between maximizing throughput rate and minimizing system time in kanban systems
Trade-off between maximizing throughput rate and minimizing system time in kanban systems
1997,
Investigates the trade-off between the average throughput rate and the average systems...
In-plant material buffer sizes for pull system and level-material-shipping environments in the automotive industry
In-plant material buffer sizes for pull system and level-material-shipping environments in the automotive industry
1997,
Traditionally automotive assembly plants operate with at least two weeks of frozen...
Integrating lot-sizing and scheduling for just-in-time production of complex assemblies with finite set-ups
Integrating lot-sizing and scheduling for just-in-time production of complex assemblies with finite set-ups
1997,
This paper addresses the integrated scheduling and lot-sizing problem in a...
A heuristic method for lot-sizing in multi-stage systems
A heuristic method for lot-sizing in multi-stage systems
1997,
This article considers the lot-sizing problem in multi-stage production settings with...
Joint optimization of lot-sizes, safety stocks and safety lead times in an MRP system
Joint optimization of lot-sizes, safety stocks and safety lead times in an MRP system
1997,
This paper reports on a simulation study of an MRP system affected by stochastic...
Mathematical programming formulation of CONWIP based production lines; and relationships to MRP
Mathematical programming formulation of CONWIP based production lines; and relationships to MRP
1997,
CONWIP (CONstant Work In Progress) has been proposed as a new production management...
A generalization of fuzzy goal programming with preemptive structure
A generalization of fuzzy goal programming with preemptive structure
1997,
This article proposes an alternative method that utilizes a penalty cost to solve an...
System dynamics in software project management: Towards the development of a formal integrated framework
System dynamics in software project management: Towards the development of a formal integrated framework
1997,
Successful software development is becoming increasingly important to many companies....
Partitioning of sequentially ordered systems using linear programming
Partitioning of sequentially ordered systems using linear programming
1997,
A variation of the partitioning problem is solved using linear programming techniques....
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