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Unanticipated side effects of successful quality programs: Exploring a paradox of organizational improvement
Unanticipated side effects of successful quality programs: Exploring a paradox of organizational improvement
1997,
Recent evidence suggests the connection between quality improvement and financial...
Second-order fluid flow models: Reflected Brownian motion in a random environment
Second-order fluid flow models: Reflected Brownian motion in a random environment
1995,
This paper considers a stochastic fluid model of a buffer content process { X ( t ), t...
The performance effects of process management techniques
The performance effects of process management techniques
1997,
This paper provides exploratory evidence on the cross-sectional association between...
Competing in product and service: A product life-cycle model
Competing in product and service: A product life-cycle model
1997,
In this paper we develop a product life-cycle model that studies a set of strategic...
Labor staffing and scheduling models for controlling service levels
Labor staffing and scheduling models for controlling service levels
1997,
The problems of labor staffing and scheduling have received substantial attention in...
A tutorial on business process improvement
A tutorial on business process improvement
1997,
Considering the strategic importance of business process improvement, it is imperative...
Complexity results for mixed-model assembly lines with approximation algorithms for the single station case
Complexity results for mixed-model assembly lines with approximation algorithms for the single station case
1997,
Mixed-model assembly lines are becoming increasingly interesting as the use of...
Maintenance and improvement of a production process with random deterioration
Maintenance and improvement of a production process with random deterioration
1997,
The setting for this research is a continuous time production system in which the...
Lower bounding procedures for multiperiod telecommunications network expansion problems
Lower bounding procedures for multiperiod telecommunications network expansion problems
1995,
This paper suggests an improved formulation for the multiperiod network topology and...
A sublinear time distributed algorithm for minimum-weight spanning trees
A sublinear time distributed algorithm for minimum-weight spanning trees
1998,
This paper considers the question of identifying the parameters governing the behavior...
The road to ‘root cause’: Shop-floor problem-solving at three auto assembly plants
The road to ‘root cause’: Shop-floor problem-solving at three auto assembly plants
1997,
This paper uses case studies of shop-floor problem-solving at three automotive...
Lost sizing with random yields: A review
Lost sizing with random yields: A review
1995,
This paper reviews the literature on quantitatively oriented approaches for...
98%-effective lot sizing for series inventory systems with backlogging
98%-effective lot sizing for series inventory systems with backlogging
1995,
For deterministic series inventory systems with backlogging, we show that the...
Efficient algorithms for finding optimal power-of-two policies for production/distribution systems with general joint setup costs
Efficient algorithms for finding optimal power-of-two policies for production/distribution systems with general joint setup costs
1995,
We consider a production/distribution system represented by a general directed acyclic...
The throughput of multistation production lines with no intermediate buffers
The throughput of multistation production lines with no intermediate buffers
1995,
This paper concerns the throughput rate of multistation reliable production lines with...
Processing networks with inventories: Sequential refinement systems
Processing networks with inventories: Sequential refinement systems
1995,
This paper investigates a model representing a make-to-stock production system, where...
Performance analysis of flexible manufacturing systems with a single discrete material-handling device
Performance analysis of flexible manufacturing systems with a single discrete material-handling device
1997,
We present an analytical model for performance prediction of flexible manufacturing...
Impact of routing flexibility on the performance of an FMS – a simulation study
Impact of routing flexibility on the performance of an FMS – a simulation study
1997,
The evolving manufacturing environment is characterized by a drive toward increasing...
A heuristic disaggregation and scheduling algorithm for hierarchical production planning systems
A heuristic disaggregation and scheduling algorithm for hierarchical production planning systems
1997,
A hierarchical production planning (HPP) model is developed that integrates aggregate...
Linear and O(n log n) time minimum-cost matching algorithms for quasi-convex tours
Linear and O(n log n) time minimum-cost matching algorithms for quasi-convex tours
1998,
Let G be a complete, weighted, undirected, bipartite graph with n red nodes, n ′...
Smoothing point processes as a means to increase throughput
Smoothing point processes as a means to increase throughput
1995,
Unlike the leaky-bucket scheme which regulates the input rate, the filters we study in...
Approximation of the mean queue length of an M/G/c queueing system
Approximation of the mean queue length of an M/G/c queueing system
1995,
A relatively robust method for the approximate analysis of the mean queue length of an...
Speech compression in attendant services: Analysis of a queueing system with delay-dependent service times
Speech compression in attendant services: Analysis of a queueing system with delay-dependent service times
1995,
We study a multiserver queueing system in which delays influence service times. The...
Polling, greedy and horizon servers on a circle
Polling, greedy and horizon servers on a circle
1995,
Service in a loop-based polling system consists of a single server moving around a...
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