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The prediction of industrial mail-survey response rates
The prediction of industrial mail-survey response rates
1989,
Mail-survey response rates and their prediction are important issues for researchers....
An approach to environmental impact assessment by using cross impact simulation
An approach to environmental impact assessment by using cross impact simulation
1989,
KSIM, a qualitative approach to cross impact simulation, is used to simulate a complex...
Moving the goalposts?
Moving the goalposts?
1989,
The author describes a research initiative set up in Japan to ensure that Japanese...
A heuristic approach to the formulation of manufacturing strategy
A heuristic approach to the formulation of manufacturing strategy
1989,
In this paper an attempt is made to define and analyse the critical subsystems...
A model for capacity planning of flexible robotic assembly systems
A model for capacity planning of flexible robotic assembly systems
1989,
This paper presents a cost-based model for capacity planning of flexible robotic...
The effect of varying production rates on inventory control
The effect of varying production rates on inventory control
1989,
In production activities, the control of production quantity and inventory is very...
Shelf life considerations in a family production context
Shelf life considerations in a family production context
1989,
This paper considers a piece of manufacturing equipment dedicated to the production of...
A combined heuristic approach to dynamic lot sizing problems
A combined heuristic approach to dynamic lot sizing problems
1989,
A combined heuristic approach for dynamic lot sizing problems has been proposed. The...
Predicting the performance of unpaced assembly lines where one station variability may be smaller than the others
Predicting the performance of unpaced assembly lines where one station variability may be smaller than the others
1989,
Reliable predictive formulae are presented for calculating the output efficiency of...
Impact of computer technology on the implementation of just-in-time production systems
Impact of computer technology on the implementation of just-in-time production systems
1989,
This article examines the impact of introducing computer technology in just-in-time...
The impact of just-in-time on production system performance, an analytical framework
The impact of just-in-time on production system performance, an analytical framework
1989,
This paper is part of a research programme being undertaken in Italy on the...
A vendor’s view of the JIT manufacturing system
A vendor’s view of the JIT manufacturing system
1989,
Just-in-time (JIT) is a Japanese concept which has revolutionised manufacturing...
Expert systems and their applications in production and operations management
Expert systems and their applications in production and operations management
1989,
Recently, the world competitive environment has forced organizations to reexamine and...
Production control: A universal conceptual framework
Production control: A universal conceptual framework
1990,
This paper attempts to provide a universal conceptual framework for the function of...
The use of production management concepts in the design of production management systems
The use of production management concepts in the design of production management systems
1990,
Much planning and control in production is ‘action oriented’, that is,...
On the convex hull of random points in a polytope
On the convex hull of random points in a polytope
1988,
The convex hull of n points drawn independently from a uniform distribution on the...
Chords through a convex body generated from within an embedded body
Chords through a convex body generated from within an embedded body
1988,
A body E is completely embedded within a convex body G. A line segment is generated by...
Inverting the statistics of the circle transform
Inverting the statistics of the circle transform
1988,
For a plane domain the circle transform assigns to each circle its length of...
Rates of Poisson convergence for some coverage and urn problems using coupling
Rates of Poisson convergence for some coverage and urn problems using coupling
1988,
Bounds on the rate of convergence measured by the variation distance are obtained for...
A note on a randomized occupancy problem
A note on a randomized occupancy problem
1988,
Consider N urns into which n balls are dropped independently with equal probability of...
Some results concerning random arcs on the circle
Some results concerning random arcs on the circle
1988,
Random arcs having random sizes are placed on a circle. Let V be the length of the...
A labelling algorithm to solve the assignment problem
A labelling algorithm to solve the assignment problem
1989,
This paper describes a simple labeling algorithm to solve the assignment problem. The...
PERT assumptions revisited
PERT assumptions revisited
1989,
This paper examines some recent discussion about the appropriate choice of a frequency...
Element pools and numeric coprocessors for linear programming on personal computers
Element pools and numeric coprocessors for linear programming on personal computers
1989,
This note discusses the need to use various data-compaction schemes in the...
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