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94%-effective policies for a two-stage serial inventory system with stochastic demand
94%-effective policies for a two-stage serial inventory system with stochastic demand
1999,
A two-stage inventory system is considered where Poisson demand occurs at Stage 1, and...
Heuristic computation of periodic-review base stock inventory policies
Heuristic computation of periodic-review base stock inventory policies
2000,
We study the problem of determining production quantities in each period of an...
Selecting T for a periodic review inventory model with staggered deliveries
Selecting T for a periodic review inventory model with staggered deliveries
2000,
Consider a single-item, periodic review, infinite-horizon, undiscounted, inventory...
What's experience got to do with it? Sources of cost reduction in a large specialty chemicals producer
What's experience got to do with it? Sources of cost reduction in a large specialty chemicals producer
2000,
Conventional learning curves relating unit cost to measures of production experience...
Sequence-dependent scheduling at Baxter International
Sequence-dependent scheduling at Baxter International
2000,
We solved Baxter International's IV (intravenous) systems production scheduling as a...
Sustaining technology leadership can require both cost competence and innovative competence
Sustaining technology leadership can require both cost competence and innovative competence
2000,
Some firms, particularly in high-tech, appear to view technology leadership and cost...
Lagrangian solution of maximum dispersion problems
Lagrangian solution of maximum dispersion problems
2000,
We address the so-called maximum dispersion problems where the objective is to...
Option methods for incorporating risk into linear capacity planning models
Option methods for incorporating risk into linear capacity planning models
2000,
Manufacturing and service operations decisions depend critically on capacity and...
Discrete equal-capacity p-median problem
Discrete equal-capacity p-median problem
2000,
This paper examines the discrete equal-capacity p -median problem that seeks to locate...
A graph-theoretic decomposition of the job shop scheduling problem to achieve scheduling robustness
A graph-theoretic decomposition of the job shop scheduling problem to achieve scheduling robustness
1999,
In this paper we study the weighted tardiness job-shop scheduling problem, taking into...
A simple heuristic for m-machine flow-shop and its applications in routing–scheduling problems
A simple heuristic for m-machine flow-shop and its applications in routing–scheduling problems
1999,
We consider the routing–scheduling version of the flow-shop problem, where n...
A product and process selection model with multidisciplinary environmental considerations
A product and process selection model with multidisciplinary environmental considerations
1999,
Introduction of product designs and process innovation requires a company to evaluate...
Stochastic scheduling on parallel machines subject to random breakdowns to minimize expected costs for earliness and tardy jobs
Stochastic scheduling on parallel machines subject to random breakdowns to minimize expected costs for earliness and tardy jobs
1999,
This paper addresses a stochastic scheduling problem in which a set of independent...
Dynamics of two- and three-worker ‘bucket brigade’ production lines
Dynamics of two- and three-worker ‘bucket brigade’ production lines
1999,
We describe all possible asymptotic behavior of ‘bucket brigade’...
A learning algorithm for discrete-time stochastic control
A learning algorithm for discrete-time stochastic control
2000,
A simulation-based algorithm for learning good policies for a discrete-time stochastic...
Approximating an optimal production policy in a continuous flow line: Recurrence and asymptotic properties
Approximating an optimal production policy in a continuous flow line: Recurrence and asymptotic properties
1999,
This work is concerned with manufacturing systems with two failure-prone tandem...
Planning and Control of Maintenance Systems
Planning and Control of Maintenance Systems
2000,
The changeover scheduling problem with time and cost considerations: Analytical results and a forward algorithm
The changeover scheduling problem with time and cost considerations: Analytical results and a forward algorithm
1999,
In a multiproduct, discrete-item manufacturing environment, it is often more...
Optimal (τ,T) opportunistic maintenance of a k-out-of-n:G system with imperfect preventive maintenance and partial failure
Optimal (τ,T) opportunistic maintenance of a k-out-of-n:G system with imperfect preventive maintenance and partial failure
2000,
The opportunistic maintenance of a k -out-of- n :G system with imperfect preventive...
A simple approach to the product rate variation problem via axiomatic methods
A simple approach to the product rate variation problem via axiomatic methods
1998,
New simple solutions are provided for minimizing the variation of production rates in...
Improving manufacturing performance through process change and knowledge creation
Improving manufacturing performance through process change and knowledge creation
2000,
A model is introduced to guide a profit maximizing firm in its quest to enhance...
Optimal pricing strategy for new products
Optimal pricing strategy for new products
1999,
Robinson and Lakhani initiated a long research stream in marketing when they used the...
Optimal dynamic pricing for perishable assets with nonhomogeneous demand
Optimal dynamic pricing for perishable assets with nonhomogeneous demand
2000,
We consider a dynamic pricing model for selling a given stock of a perishable product...
The importance of power-tail distributions for modeling queueing systems
The importance of power-tail distributions for modeling queueing systems
1999,
Power-tail distributions are those for which the reliability function is of the form x...
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