Country: United States

Found 17049 papers in total
The potential of group technology for U.S. manufacturing
The potential of group technology for U.S. manufacturing
1984,
In an effort, first, to determine the status of GT use in the U.S. and, second, to...
Progress toward the ‘factory of the future’
Progress toward the ‘factory of the future’
1984,
Despite the considerable attention being placed on the potential payoffs from...
Selecting master slab width(s) for continuous steel casting
Selecting master slab width(s) for continuous steel casting
1984,
This research investigates a production planning problem faced by one of the largest...
Resolving uncertainty in manufacturing systems
Resolving uncertainty in manufacturing systems
1984,
This paper examines the effectiveness of three commonly practised methods used to...
Assemble-to-order manufacturing: Implications for materials management
Assemble-to-order manufacturing: Implications for materials management
1984,
A company’s manufacturing is often characterized as either make-to-stock (MTS),...
Using parallel iteration for approximate analysis of a multiple server queueing system
Using parallel iteration for approximate analysis of a multiple server queueing system
1989,
This paper describes an iterative approach to the analysis of Markovian service...
Planning horizons for master production scheduling
Planning horizons for master production scheduling
1984,
This study addresses the issue of planning horizons for companies employing a...
Comment on Yao and Buzacott’s ‘modeling a class of Flexible Manufacturing Systems with reversible routing’
Comment on Yao and Buzacott’s ‘modeling a class of Flexible Manufacturing Systems with reversible routing’
1989,
Recently, in an elegant paper, D.D. Yao and J.A. Buzacott argued that Jackson’s...
The subassemblies problem: Make to stock or combine?
The subassemblies problem: Make to stock or combine?
1984,
In intermittent manufacturing of complex, assembled products, subassemblies are...
An interpolation approximation for the mean workload in a GI/G/1 queue
An interpolation approximation for the mean workload in a GI/G/1 queue
1989,
This paper develops a closed form approximation for the mean steady-state workload or...
On the natural cycle time of assembly lines
On the natural cycle time of assembly lines
1984,
Heavy products such as airplanes are assembled in an assembly line fashion. These...
Achieving factory automation through Group Technology principles
Achieving factory automation through Group Technology principles
1985,
This article illustrates the use of Group Technology (GT) principles for integrating...
An experimental evaluation of the matrix-geometric method for the GI/PH/1 queue
An experimental evaluation of the matrix-geometric method for the GI/PH/1 queue
1989,
A GI/PH/1 queue is a single server queueing model with general interarrival time...
The human factor in cellular manufacturing
The human factor in cellular manufacturing
1985,
Little study has been devoted to the human aspects of the use of production cells. The...
MRP systems are not all alike
MRP systems are not all alike
1986,
There are significantly different ways that MRP principles are applied in practice....
A heuristic algorithm for capacity sensitive requirements planning
A heuristic algorithm for capacity sensitive requirements planning
1985,
This research explores one way to make MRP systems more sensitive to capacity...
Stochastic unpaced line design: Review and further experimental results
Stochastic unpaced line design: Review and further experimental results
1985,
Previous design studies of unpaced assembly lines that exhibit stochastic task times...
Sharp conditions for the oscillation of delay difference equations
Sharp conditions for the oscillation of delay difference equations
1989,
Suppose that is a nonnegative sequence of real numbers and let k be a positive...
Joining the right queue: A state-dependent decision rule
Joining the right queue: A state-dependent decision rule
1990,
The problem of assigning customers to one of several parallel queues so as to minimize...
Some results on Petri net languages
Some results on Petri net languages
1990,
The authors compare various classes of Petri net languages. They present a new...
The effect of various production strategies on product structures with commonality
The effect of various production strategies on product structures with commonality
1985,
Although the focus in MRP research has remained on tactical issues, this study will...
On ‘Currently Practiced Formulations of the Assembly Line Balance Problem’
On ‘Currently Practiced Formulations of the Assembly Line Balance Problem’
1985,
In ‘Currently Practiced Formulations of the Assembly Line Balance...
An investigation of labor assignment rules in a dual-constrained job shop
An investigation of labor assignment rules in a dual-constrained job shop
1985,
One of the management decisions required to operate a dual-constrained job shop is the...
Sensitivity analysis for simulations via likelihood ratios
Sensitivity analysis for simulations via likelihood ratios
1989,
The authors present a simple method of estimating the sensitivity of quantities...
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