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A heuristic for the control of inventory in a multi-echelon environment with transportation costs and capacity limitations
A heuristic for the control of inventory in a multi-echelon environment with transportation costs and capacity limitations
1990,
This paper develops, demonstrates and tests a heuristic procedure for controlling...
Analysis of a continuous review stock-control model with multiple suppliers
Analysis of a continuous review stock-control model with multiple suppliers
1990,
This paper analyses the use of multiple suppliers to replenish one stock item. The...
On an (s,Q) production policy for an integrated inventory model for a single product with linearly increasing demand
On an (s,Q) production policy for an integrated inventory model for a single product with linearly increasing demand
1990,
The authors analyse an ( s,Q) production policy for an inventory system consisting of...
A note on an inventory model with inventory-level-dependent demand rate
A note on an inventory model with inventory-level-dependent demand rate
1990,
This model discusses an infinite time-horizon deterministic inventory model without...
A quantitative comparison of production and inventory control concepts
A quantitative comparison of production and inventory control concepts
1990,
In a previous paper a framework for the comparison of production and inventory control...
The inventory cost of common mis-specification of demand-forecasting models
The inventory cost of common mis-specification of demand-forecasting models
1990,
In inventory planning, the use of exponential smoothing to forecast demand or the...
Decomposition of demand and optimisation for a perpetual inventory system
Decomposition of demand and optimisation for a perpetual inventory system
1990,
The design of an effective inventory control system is difficult, particularly if the...
Psychic stock: An independent variable category of inventory
Psychic stock: An independent variable category of inventory
1990,
The supply-side or demand-servicing functions of inventory are well-known in the...
IDV inventory-A question of control
IDV inventory-A question of control
1990,
The article reviews the practical problems of applying inventory control techniques...
Implementing an effective inventory management system
Implementing an effective inventory management system
1990,
Inventory control problems often result in record and physical count discrepancies...
A cost estimation model for advanced manufacturing systems
A cost estimation model for advanced manufacturing systems
1991,
As manufacturers continue to automate their factories, they discover that existing...
Inventory management strategy: Malaysia Airlines 1989-1993
Inventory management strategy: Malaysia Airlines 1989-1993
1990,
The management of materials to support aircraft maintenance is studied. In a situation...
Grafics-A nonhierarchical clustering algorithm for group technology
Grafics-A nonhierarchical clustering algorithm for group technology
1991,
An efficient nonhierarchical clustering algorithm, based on initial seeds obtained...
Set-up reduction and inventory turnover rate
Set-up reduction and inventory turnover rate
1991,
This paper contains an analysis of the impact of set-up time reduction and lot sizing...
Modelling of an automated guided vehicle system (AGVS) in a just-in-time (JIT) environment
Modelling of an automated guided vehicle system (AGVS) in a just-in-time (JIT) environment
1991,
Like other production systems, just-in-time (JIT) systems need to address the issue of...
On the economic ordering quantity for jointly replenished items
On the economic ordering quantity for jointly replenished items
1991,
A solution procedure is provided for solving the joint replenishment problem using a...
Development of a process determination and sequencing technique for a manufacturing system
Development of a process determination and sequencing technique for a manufacturing system
1991,
With the given geometrical data of a model, this paper presents a technique: (1) to...
A rule-based approach to the trim-loss problem
A rule-based approach to the trim-loss problem
1991,
This paper presents a heuristic algorithm for the solution of the rectangular...
Statistical control of manufacturing cycle time and project time: Lessons from statistical process control
Statistical control of manufacturing cycle time and project time: Lessons from statistical process control
1991,
A manufacturing cycle includes all activities from order processing to shipping. The...
An interactive on-line multi-objective optimization approach with application to metal cutting turning operation
An interactive on-line multi-objective optimization approach with application to metal cutting turning operation
1991,
An on-line supervisory computer control model for optimization of multiple objective...
Improving the equality of workload assignments in assembly lines
Improving the equality of workload assignments in assembly lines
1991,
Most heuristic and optimal methods for assembly line balancing are designed either to...
Throughput of a constant work in process manufacturing line subject to failures
Throughput of a constant work in process manufacturing line subject to failures
1991,
The authors consider a production line consisting of several machines in tandem...
Framework for dynamic positioning of storage/retrieval machines in an automated storage/retrieval system
Framework for dynamic positioning of storage/retrieval machines in an automated storage/retrieval system
1991,
A methodology is presented based on linear programming formulation and which minimizes...
The just-in-time philosophy: A literature review
The just-in-time philosophy: A literature review
1991,
The just-in-time (JIT) literature is reviewed to identify 221 refereed articles. To...
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