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Found 17295 papers in total
Why the old world cannot publish? Overcoming challenges in publishing high-impact IS research
2007,
We review the status of European publishing in high-impact Information System (IS)...
Approximate analysis of M/G/c/c state-dependent queueing networks
2007,
Congestion is ever present in most practical situations. We describe a methodology for...
Monitoring process for attributes with quality deterioration and diagnosis errors
2007,
The aim of this paper is to present an online economical quality-control procedure for...
Optimal replenishment policy for imperfect quality EMQ model with rework and backlogging
2007,
This paper derives the optimal replenishment policy for imperfect quality economic...
Modeling external risks in project management
2007,
To ascertain the viability of a project, undertake resource allocation, take part in...
The discrete time/cost trade-off problem: extensions and heuristic procedures
2007,
Time/cost trade-offs in project networks have been the subject of extensive research...
A simulation and evaluation of earned value metrics to forecast the project duration
2007,
In this paper, we extensively review and evaluate earned value (EV)-based methods to...
Efficient sensitivity analysis of PERT network performance measures to significant changes in activity time parameters
2007,
Using a Program Evaluation and Review Technique network model of a project schedule, a...
A programme management approach for ensuring curriculum coherence in IS (higher) education
2007,
This paper examines IS higher education, concentrating on issues of...
Loss of customer goodwill in the uncapacitated lot-sizing problem
2007,
Loss of customer goodwill in uncapacitated single level lot-sizing is studied with a...
An evaluation of lot-sizing heuristics for deteriorating inventory in material requirements planning systems
2007,
In this paper, we consider the effects of deteriorating inventory on lot-sizing in...
A MAX–MIN ant system for unconstrained multi-level lot-sizing problems
2007,
In this paper, we present an ant-based algorithm for solving unconstrained multi-level...
Analysis and solution to the single-level batch production smoothing problem
2007,
Many companies use mixed-model production systems running under the Just-in-Time...
Comparing kanban control with the theory of constraints using Markov chains
2007,
Two kinds of drum–buffer–rope (DBR) system, which differ according to the...
Production smoothing in just-in-time manufacturing systems: a review of the models and solution approaches
2007,
Production smoothing is one of the most important tactical planning activities for the...
Level schedules for mixed-model JIT production lines: characteristics of the largest instances that can be solved optimally
2007,
Takt time and cycle time are design variables in JIT production. Actual production is...
Scheduling in a three-machine robotic flexible manufacturing cell
2007,
In this study, we consider a flexible manufacturing cell (FMC) processing identical...
Single machine multi-product capacitated lot sizing with sequence-dependent setups
2007,
In production planning in the glass container industry, machine-dependent setup times...
A new algorithm for minimizing surplus parts in selective assembly by using genetic algorithm
2007,
Precision assemblies are produced from low precision subcomponents by partitioning and...
Goal-balancing process for goal formation in the fractal manufacturing system
2007,
The coordination architecture and mechanisms are proposed for the goal-balancing...
Overall throughput effectiveness metric for factory-level performance monitoring and bottleneck detection
2007,
Seiichi Nakajima provided overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) to measure...
The use of fuzzy measures in a performance-evaluation model for ERP implementation among Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturers
2007,
Many semiconductor-related manufacturing enterprises in Taiwan have embarked upon the...
Generation of production material information for a building block and simulation of block erection for process planning and scheduling in shipbuilding
2007,
At the initial process planning and scheduling stage of a ship, the generation task of...
A multi-objective evolutionary algorithm for end of life product recovery optimization: turbocharger case study
2007,
Recently, the importance of the end-of-life (EOL) product recovery process has been...
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