Journal: International Journal of Production Research

Found 2417 papers in total
A comparison of order release strategies in production control systems
A comparison of order release strategies in production control systems
1992,
This research investigates the performance of four order release strategies for use in...
A model for duplicating bottleneck machines in the presence of budgetary limitations in cellular manufacturing
A model for duplicating bottleneck machines in the presence of budgetary limitations in cellular manufacturing
1992,
The duplication of bottleneck machines is an important decision a parts-manufacturing...
Flexibility trade-offs in a random flexible manufacturing system: A simulation study
Flexibility trade-offs in a random flexible manufacturing system: A simulation study
1992,
Flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) are allowing firms to take advantage of...
Scheduling for minimising total actual flow time by neural networks
Scheduling for minimising total actual flow time by neural networks
1992,
Scheduling problems are considered as combinatorial optimization problems. Hopfield...
OSL-Optimal single-loop guide paths for AGVS
OSL-Optimal single-loop guide paths for AGVS
1992,
This study deals with the Automated Guided Vehicle System guide path design problem....
Computer-aided tolerance assignment procedure (CATAP) for design dimensioning
Computer-aided tolerance assignment procedure (CATAP) for design dimensioning
1992,
The manual procedure of drafting engineering designs is fast becoming obsolete. Newer...
A modelling of interactive facilities layout designer reasoning using qualitative patterns
A modelling of interactive facilities layout designer reasoning using qualitative patterns
1992,
A modelling of interactive facilities layout designer reasoning for the purpose of...
A branch and bound approach to facility design for continuous flow manufacturing systems
A branch and bound approach to facility design for continuous flow manufacturing systems
1992,
Designing continuous flow manufacturing (CFM) facilities involves assigning a sequence...
Average setup cost inventory model: Performance and implementation issues
Average setup cost inventory model: Performance and implementation issues
1992,
Now that just-in-time (JIT) concepts have become widely accepted and programs to...
An internatinal location and production transfer model for high technology multinational enterprises
An internatinal location and production transfer model for high technology multinational enterprises
1992,
International location decisions represent a major determinant of the manufacturing...
An investigation of the effect of machine flexibility and number of part families on system performance
An investigation of the effect of machine flexibility and number of part families on system performance
1992,
Flexibility of manufacturing systems and the diversity of parts that may be produced...
Three-dimensional packing-Solution approaches and heuristic development
Three-dimensional packing-Solution approaches and heuristic development
1991,
Computer solutions to three-dimensional packing problems typically involve the...
The pallet packing problem for non-uniform box sizes
The pallet packing problem for non-uniform box sizes
1991,
The authors consider an important problem in the design of material handling systems...
Location and sequencing of imperfect inspection operations in serial multi-stage production systems
Location and sequencing of imperfect inspection operations in serial multi-stage production systems
1991,
An integrated approach to the problem of allocation of inspection effort in...
The introduction and development of a quality improvement process: A study
The introduction and development of a quality improvement process: A study
1991,
This paper describes a study of how eight companies have introduced and developed a...
Statistical process control and the Taguchi method: A comparative evaluation
Statistical process control and the Taguchi method: A comparative evaluation
1991,
Most manufacturing processes do not produce completely identical characteristics for...
Economic design of a complete inspection plan with feedback control
Economic design of a complete inspection plan with feedback control
1991,
This paper studies production control with complete inspection where every finished...
All-unit discounts, multi-item inventory model with stochastic demand, service level constraints and finite horizon
All-unit discounts, multi-item inventory model with stochastic demand, service level constraints and finite horizon
1991,
Inventory systems are typically described as deterministic or stochastic, single, or...
Quantity discount decisions under conditions of multiple items, multiple suppliers and resource limitations
Quantity discount decisions under conditions of multiple items, multiple suppliers and resource limitations
1991,
This research considers quantity discount procedures under conditions of multiple...
Narrowing the Gap? Stock turns in the Japanese and Western car industries
Narrowing the Gap? Stock turns in the Japanese and Western car industries
1991,
The Japanese motor industry is held up as an exemplar of world class manufacturing,...
A fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making method for facility site selection
A fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making method for facility site selection
1991,
In this paper, a facility site selection algorithm is proposed. The algorithm based on...
Two graph-theoretic procedures for an improved solution to the facilities layout problem
Two graph-theoretic procedures for an improved solution to the facilities layout problem
1991,
A new operation, referred to as the ¦) -operation, for replacing edges of the...
A method of measuring quality costs
A method of measuring quality costs
1991,
Improving product quality is now at the top of a manufacturer’s priority list....
Analysis of flexible machining cells for unmanned production
Analysis of flexible machining cells for unmanned production
1991,
In this paper the effective use of a single NC machine with multiple functions is...
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