Journal: Production and Inventory Management Journal

Found 394 papers in total
Lot sizing through the Fordyce-Webster heuristic
Lot sizing through the Fordyce-Webster heuristic
1986,
The Fordyce-Webster algorithm is a heuristic obtained by allowing quantity discounts...
Economic order quantities for systems with step-function ordering costs
Economic order quantities for systems with step-function ordering costs
1986,
An easily programmed method to deal with EOQs with increasing ordering costs as a...
MRP practices in a random sample of manufacturing firms
MRP practices in a random sample of manufacturing firms
1986,
A random sample of South Carolina manufacturing firms was sent the same questionnaire...
A system for improving the accuracy of cost estimates
A system for improving the accuracy of cost estimates
1986,
A statistical information system for managing cost estimates in bidding is described....
Exponential smoothing forecasting: Extreme values analysis
Exponential smoothing forecasting: Extreme values analysis
1986,
The author looks at the behaviour of exponential smoothing models when the smoothing...
Some common myths and misconceptions about exponential smoothing
Some common myths and misconceptions about exponential smoothing
1986,
Exponential smoothing is one of the easiest forecasting techniques to use. However, it...
A comparison of focus forecasting with averaging and exponential smoothing
A comparison of focus forecasting with averaging and exponential smoothing
1986,
Focus forecasting is used in inventory management; the approach selects a method from...
Scheduling, sequencing, and despatching: Alternative perspectives
Scheduling, sequencing, and despatching: Alternative perspectives
1986,
The problem of scheduling, sequencing, and dispatching has received a great deal of...
Scheduling product families
Scheduling product families
1986,
A technique for scheduling a family of items which share a major setup cost is...
MRP II in the service industries
MRP II in the service industries
1986,
The concepts of production planning and control of MRP II are applied within the...
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