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Intelligent dispatching for flexible manufacturing
Intelligent dispatching for flexible manufacturing
1991,
A decision rule for real-time dispatching of parts, each of which may have alternative...
A model for determining job throughput times for manufacturing flow line workcells with finite buffers
A model for determining job throughput times for manufacturing flow line workcells with finite buffers
1991,
A model is presented for calculating the starting and finishing times of jobs...
A study of replanning frequencies in a material requirements planning system
A study of replanning frequencies in a material requirements planning system
1991,
A simulation model is used to examine the effects of different replanning intervals in...
Project cost sensitivity and variability analysis
Project cost sensitivity and variability analysis
1991,
Sensitivity analysis is commonly used in project economic evaluation. It is a...
Extending the use of risk analysis in project management
Extending the use of risk analysis in project management
1991,
The paper is concerned with the expansion of the role of risk analysis in project...
Do today’s projects need powerful network planning tools?
Do today’s projects need powerful network planning tools?
1991,
Since the 1960s, when network planning tools were ‘invented’, management...
Tool replacement with adaptive control in a non-stationary non-periodic stochastic process
Tool replacement with adaptive control in a non-stationary non-periodic stochastic process
1991,
The problem of optimum tool replacement is studied in the case in which tool...
The reliability of equipment: Yesterday’s research and tomorrow’s requirements
The reliability of equipment: Yesterday’s research and tomorrow’s requirements
1991,
The UK Air Ministry’s Operational Research OR studies of the maintenance of...
Multi-facility capacity expansion in R&D projects
Multi-facility capacity expansion in R&D projects
1991,
This paper considers capacity expansion decisions for accommodating different types of...
On the multiple-machine extension to a common due-date assignment and scheduling problem
On the multiple-machine extension to a common due-date assignment and scheduling problem
1991,
In a recent paper, Cheng considers the multiple-machine extension to a due-date...
An improved solution procedure for the
An improved solution procedure for the
1991,
Given a set of n jobs to be processed on a single machine, the problem is to find an...
Keeping Scotch off the rocks
Keeping Scotch off the rocks
1991,
This article is about decision-making in the whisky industry. In it, the author...
Effective heuristics for the single machine sequencing problem with ready times
Effective heuristics for the single machine sequencing problem with ready times
1991,
In this paper the authors consider the single machine sequencing problem with...
A comparison of exhaustive and non-exhaustive group scheduling heuristics in a manufacturing cell
A comparison of exhaustive and non-exhaustive group scheduling heuristics in a manufacturing cell
1991,
Previous group scheduling research has primarily focused on developing exhaustive...
Are ‘right decisions’ optimum or adequate?
Are ‘right decisions’ optimum or adequate?
1991,
Organizational decision-making processes are teleological understanding and...
Heuristic solution to the scheduling problems in flexible manufacturing system
Heuristic solution to the scheduling problems in flexible manufacturing system
1991,
The scheduling problems in flexible manufacturing systems deal with (1)tool allocation...
Filtering heuristics for rescheduling open orders in MRP systems
Filtering heuristics for rescheduling open orders in MRP systems
1991,
This paper is concerned with the problem of maintaining internal open order due dates...
Capacitated dynamic lotsizing heuristics for serial systems
Capacitated dynamic lotsizing heuristics for serial systems
1991,
This paper deals with multi-item capacitated lotsizing in a serial production...
Inventory policies with freight discounts and disposals
Inventory policies with freight discounts and disposals
1991,
This article considers the effect of freight discounts and disposals on the inventory...
Capital investment-An optimal control perspective
Capital investment-An optimal control perspective
1990,
Many managers appear to have a mental model of how investment decisions should be...
Progress functions: A general model
Progress functions: A general model
1991,
This paper offers a general model of the manufacturing progress phenomenon. It is...
Incorporating the decision-maker’s preferences in the goal programming model
Incorporating the decision-maker’s preferences in the goal programming model
1990,
Many algorithms have been developed for multiple-criteria decision-making problems....
Computer-aided panel layout using a multi-criteria heuristic algorithm
Computer-aided panel layout using a multi-criteria heuristic algorithm
1991,
A systematic multi-criteria method for designing panel layout is proposed here. The...
A linear-programming model formulation for optimal product-mix decisions in material-requirements-planning environments
A linear-programming model formulation for optimal product-mix decisions in material-requirements-planning environments
1991,
This paper extends material requirement planning (MRP) by applying linear programming...
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