Journal: International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Found 555 papers in total
Improved heuristically guided genetic algorithm for the flow shop scheduling problem
2007,
This paper deals with the problem of scheduling on makespan criterion in the flow shop...
Agility in two-stage hybrid flow shop parallel machine scheduling through simulated annealing
2007,
The problem of flexible hybrid flow shop scheduling with identical and nonidentical...
Vendor selection in a supply chain using analytic hierarchy process and genetic algorithm methods
2007,
The performance of the vendor is a key element in a company's success or failure. In...
Rapid manufacturing: impact on supply chain methodologies and practice
2007,
This paper demonstrates the use of Rapid Manufacturing (RM) as the enabling technology...
Exploring the operational strategies for two-wheeler service centres using discrete-event simulation
2007,
Two-wheeler service centres face the problems of random arrival of the vehicles that...
Using optimisation and simulation technology to apply marketing-oriented concept for managing a supply chain
2007,
This research is to investigate and solve problems existing in the supply chain of...
Measuring service quality in technical education and healthcare services
2006,
Organisations have realised that service is having an important contribution to...
Classification of performance and quality indicators in manufacturing
2006,
A critical aspect in operations management is to represent the firm goals properly....
Manufacturing lot sizing as a source of the Bullwhip Effect: a case study of electronics and furniture supply chains
2006,
The information distortion problem, known as the Bullwhip Effect, is a well-known and...
A survey on relationships and cultural issues in supply chain management practices in Indian organisations
2006,
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is regarded as a means of improving competitiveness. SCM...
Performance prediction using supply chain uncertainty modelling
2006,
This paper presents a new quantitative method and a holistic approach to assess the...
An integrated approach for shop floor configuration in fractal manufacturing systems
2006,
Fractal manufacturing is an emerging concept that allocates the production resources...
CLOSE: a heuristic to solve a precedence-constrained travelling salesman problem with delivery and pickup
2005,
Logistics Management sometimes involves pickup as well as delivery along the route....
Software product assessment based on customer inputs: metrics and managerial implications
2005,
We provide a framework and modelling approach to assess alignment of product variety...
Supply chain management: borrowing our way to a discipline
2005,
Supply Chain Management (SCM) is emerging as an important discipline among business...
Supply chain and relationship management systems supporting the responsive enterprise: an empirical research
2005,
Establishing supply chain and relationship management systems that provide member...
Improving supply chain performance through quality management in a global distribution environment
2005,
In the context of international logistics, benchmarking systems such as Quality...
The evolution of build-to-order supply chain and its implications with selected case studies
2005,
With the move of the market power in several industries from sellers to buyers, a new...
Framework for designing and controlling a multicellular flexible manufacturing system
2006,
In the economic environment of recent years, management in modern organisations has...
An empirical study of the effects of uncertainty on small and medium enterprise manufacturers
2005,
This research examines how and to what extent uncertainty affects SME manufacturers...
Dynamic analysis of the Newsboy model with early purchase commitments
2005,
We consider a product with normally distributed random demand and a short life-cycle....
Inverse scheduling with controllable job parameters
2005,
Scheduling problems deal with how to sequence a list of jobs with the objective of...
Using a viable system model as a diagnostic tool for small-sized companies
2005,
With international trade now being more accessible and communication easier,...
Cholesterol and inventory: healthy choice guidelines
2005,
This paper is a comparative analysis of cholesterol and inventory and their similar...
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