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Total tool requirements in multi-level machining systems
Total tool requirements in multi-level machining systems
1991,
A multi-level machining system is defined as a manufacturing order, consisting of at...
Effects of lot-splitting under various routing strategies
Effects of lot-splitting under various routing strategies
1991,
Lot-splitting involves the possibility of lot sizes at intermediate processing steps...
Risk analysis: A view from 1990
Risk analysis: A view from 1990
1989,
This paper reviews approaches to the analysis of risk in business and industry, with...
A simulation solution to the PERT problem
A simulation solution to the PERT problem
1989,
The completion times of a set of paths through a PERT network are expressed in terms...
A stochastic capital rationing model
A stochastic capital rationing model
1990,
This paper addresses the issue of optimal project selection for capital expenditures...
Redundancy in Barlow-Wu structures
Redundancy in Barlow-Wu structures
1990,
An expression is derived for the increase in stochastic performance of a continuum...
Development of a knowledge-based decision support system for diagnosing malfunctions of advanced production equipment
Development of a knowledge-based decision support system for diagnosing malfunctions of advanced production equipment
1990,
This paper presents a case study documenting the development of an expert system for...
Replacement strategies with mixed corrective actions at failure
Replacement strategies with mixed corrective actions at failure
1991,
In this paper the authors consider periodic replacement policies where the operating...
Common due-date assignment and scheduling for a single processor to minimize the number of tardy jobs
Common due-date assignment and scheduling for a single processor to minimize the number of tardy jobs
1990,
This paper considers the problem of assigning a common due-date to a set of...
The robustness of selected job-shop dispatching rules with respect to load balance and work-flow structure
The robustness of selected job-shop dispatching rules with respect to load balance and work-flow structure
1990,
Most of the published job-shop research has focused primarily on the identification of...
A model of channel allocation in multichannel local networks
A model of channel allocation in multichannel local networks
1991,
The authors consider a queueing model with preferentially ordered parallel servers...
A due date-based dispatching rule for flexible manufacturing systems
A due date-based dispatching rule for flexible manufacturing systems
1990,
In the paper a new dispatching rule is proposed, which extends the CEXSPT rule for...
Simultaneous optimization of flow-control and scheduling in a single server queue with two job classes: Numerical results and approximation
Simultaneous optimization of flow-control and scheduling in a single server queue with two job classes: Numerical results and approximation
1991,
The paper investigates multi-class queueing systems with dynamic flow-control and...
Flowshop sequencing problems with limited buffer storage
Flowshop sequencing problems with limited buffer storage
1990,
Sequencing problems and especially flowshop sequencing problems have been broadly...
Job-shop scheduling: Limits of the binary disjunctive formulation
Job-shop scheduling: Limits of the binary disjunctive formulation
1990,
The deterministic job-shop scheduling problem exhibits the fundamental computational...
Two new rules to minimize tardiness in a job shop
Two new rules to minimize tardiness in a job shop
1990,
In this paper the authors present two new dispatching rules for minimizing tardiness...
Multiple performance measures in the selection of a sequencing rule
Multiple performance measures in the selection of a sequencing rule
1990,
While it is well known that managers make scheduling decisions based on multiple...
On the simulation run length: A step towards real time control in an FMS
On the simulation run length: A step towards real time control in an FMS
1990,
In any real time control system, its scheduling and control policy should be...
A new approach for project scheduling with a limited resource
A new approach for project scheduling with a limited resource
1991,
Eight priority rules for ranking activities of a project under a limited resource are...
Simulating the waiting-line problem: A spreadsheet application
Simulating the waiting-line problem: A spreadsheet application
1991,
Spreadsheet software is now widely used as a decision-making tool, owing to the...
An expediting heuristic for the shortest processing time dispatching rule
An expediting heuristic for the shortest processing time dispatching rule
1991,
A new and interesting heuristic related to the shortest processing time rule (SPT) in...
Linear programming models for load balancing
Linear programming models for load balancing
1991,
The problem of optimally sharing a given workload among a number of machines under a...
A mixed integer programming approach for accommodating outliers with the minimax absolute error criterion
A mixed integer programming approach for accommodating outliers with the minimax absolute error criterion
1991,
Minimax absolute error (MMAE) is a data fitting criterion which has several desirable...
Optimal common due-date with limited completion time
Optimal common due-date with limited completion time
1991,
T.C.E. Cheng recently presented an interesting variation of the common due-date...
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