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A comparative study of U.S. manufacturing firms at various stages of just-in-time implementation
A comparative study of U.S. manufacturing firms at various stages of just-in-time implementation
1991,
This study explores whether there are differences among the companies at various...
Chaos theory and spatial dynamics
Chaos theory and spatial dynamics
1991,
The theory of chaos is nowadays receiving a great deal of attention among social...
METANET: A macroscopic simulation program for motorway networks
METANET: A macroscopic simulation program for motorway networks
1990,
A dynamic simulation tool for traffic engineering problems in motorway networks,...
Optimal lot-sizing and machining economics
Optimal lot-sizing and machining economics
1990,
This paper presents a queueing model with the service station subject to breakdown...
On the mean production-rate analysis of a two-stage production system with end buffer and random demand
On the mean production-rate analysis of a two-stage production system with end buffer and random demand
1990,
This paper deals with the transient fluctuations of the mean production rate of a...
FMS designer: An expert system for flexible manufacturing system design
FMS designer: An expert system for flexible manufacturing system design
1990,
Implementation of flexible manufacturing technology in the batch manufacturing...
Designing performance measurement systems for just-in-time operations
Designing performance measurement systems for just-in-time operations
1990,
Results of a study conducted to understand how performance is evaluated in...
Design of a scheduling system for flexible manufacturing cells
Design of a scheduling system for flexible manufacturing cells
1990,
The objective of this paper is to describe an effective scheduling system for flexible...
Determining the number of kanbans: A step toward non-stock-production
Determining the number of kanbans: A step toward non-stock-production
1990,
Just-in-time (JIT) production is a philosophy that calls for reducing work-in-process...
A routing and scheduling method in considering trade-off between the user’s and the operator’s objectives
A routing and scheduling method in considering trade-off between the user’s and the operator’s objectives
1991,
A routing and scheduling model is proposed for the one depot, multi-vehicle,...
Quality control in a single state production system: Open and closed loop policies
Quality control in a single state production system: Open and closed loop policies
1990,
The output quality in a single state production system depends on the input quality...
Management information systems for JIT production
Management information systems for JIT production
1990,
For some time now interest has been growing with respect to Japanese manufacturing and...
Training an artificial neural network the pure result maneuver
Training an artificial neural network the pure result maneuver
1991,
Artificial neural networks' ability to learn, categorize, generalize, and self...
The development of a Kanban system: A case study
The development of a Kanban system: A case study
1990,
The application of the Kanban system in a practical environment is reported. The...
On using buffer stock to combat schedule instability
On using buffer stock to combat schedule instability
1990,
Schedule instability is a major problem in companies using material requirements...
Effect of dynamic process quality control on the economics of production
Effect of dynamic process quality control on the economics of production
1990,
A study of the effect of the dynamic process quality control on the economics of...
Business productivity measurement using standard cost accounting information
Business productivity measurement using standard cost accounting information
1990,
The measurement of productivity has been a problem area for many years because of the...
A review of multi-stage lot-sizing models
A review of multi-stage lot-sizing models
1990,
Recently several authors have concentrated their efforts in developing models to...
A dynamic programming model for the kanban assignment problem in a multistage multiperiod production system
A dynamic programming model for the kanban assignment problem in a multistage multiperiod production system
1991,
The ‘kanban’, which literally means ‘cards’, is an information...
The sensitivity of set-up cost estimation on the problem of joint lot sizing and scheduling
The sensitivity of set-up cost estimation on the problem of joint lot sizing and scheduling
1991,
The determination of lot sizes and production schedules of multiple products in...
Economic evaluation of robot-based assembly systems
Economic evaluation of robot-based assembly systems
1991,
Economic justification of the use of industrial robots in general-purpose assembly is...
Embedding JIT into MRP
Embedding JIT into MRP
1991,
Today many companies who are using MRP production control systems are investigating...
A linear formulation of the machine-part cell formation problem
A linear formulation of the machine-part cell formation problem
1991,
The machine-part group formation is an important issue in the design of cellular...
Impact of sequence of operations and layout of cells in cellular manufacturing
Impact of sequence of operations and layout of cells in cellular manufacturing
1991,
A new model that includes two important factors which were not considered previously...
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