Journal: Production and Inventory Management Journal

Found 394 papers in total
Closing the gap between buyer and vendor
Closing the gap between buyer and vendor
1990,
In response to competitive pressure and supply uncertainties, firms are attempting to...
A dynamic view of vendor relations under JIT
A dynamic view of vendor relations under JIT
1990,
The implementation of vendor certification programs can expose lack of agreement...
Maintaining a competitive edge in a process industry: A case study
Maintaining a competitive edge in a process industry: A case study
1990,
Inland Container Corporation, handicapped by insufficient capacity and outdated...
Transnational production sharing: A competitive operations strategy
Transnational production sharing: A competitive operations strategy
1990,
Transnational production sharing provides an excellent opportunity for strategically...
The missing element in MRP-People
The missing element in MRP-People
1990,
The growth of manufacturing logistics as a science has been phenomenal, and yet...
MRP-II implementation: A case study
MRP-II implementation: A case study
1990,
In the midst of slumping corporate performance, Publishers Equipment Corporation, a...
Just-in-time and the trucking industry: Implications of the Motor Carrier Act
Just-in-time and the trucking industry: Implications of the Motor Carrier Act
1990,
The passage of the Motor Carrier Act has transformed the trucking industry from a...
Communication: The key to JIT success
Communication: The key to JIT success
1990,
The behavioral needs in the JIT process are identified, and the dominant roles of...
The dollars and sense of electronic data interchange
The dollars and sense of electronic data interchange
1990,
Electronic data interchange (EDI) is the direct electronic transmission, computer to...
New considerations for evaluating capital equipment purchases
New considerations for evaluating capital equipment purchases
1990,
Capital equipment purchases today are more complex, larger, and require longer...
A spreadsheet for preparing forecasts with Winters’ method
A spreadsheet for preparing forecasts with Winters’ method
1990,
Winters’ method, or triple exponential smoothing, gives admirable short-range...
Sampling strategies for competing quality objectives
Sampling strategies for competing quality objectives
1990,
Management goals, customers’ needs, and government regulations occasionally...
The limited role of statistical quality control in a zero-defect environment
The limited role of statistical quality control in a zero-defect environment
1990,
The limitations and proper role of statistical quality control in a high-quality...
Statistical power and sample size for control charts-Survey results and implications
Statistical power and sample size for control charts-Survey results and implications
1990,
The control chart is an important statistical process control tool which is used to...
Capacity/inventory planning a spreadsheet
Capacity/inventory planning a spreadsheet
1990,
A method for using a spreadsheet to determine what capacity and inventory levels are...
The component chart: A new tool for inventory, purchasing, and production decisions
The component chart: A new tool for inventory, purchasing, and production decisions
1990,
The component chart is an informative pictorial representation of the components, or...
On-line print warehousing for MRP-II systems: Leave reports on your computer, not your desk
On-line print warehousing for MRP-II systems: Leave reports on your computer, not your desk
1990,
This article offers a method for managing the volumes of paper generated by an MRP-II...
Some simple steps to inventory reduction
Some simple steps to inventory reduction
1990,
Some basic guidelines are given for managers dealing with vendor schedulers, shop...
Recasting the traditional inventory model to implement just-in-time purchasing
Recasting the traditional inventory model to implement just-in-time purchasing
1990,
How do you implement JIT concepts in purchasing systems that have not yet advanced to...
Lot sizing is dead: Long live lot sizing
Lot sizing is dead: Long live lot sizing
1990,
Although EOQ may not be the appropriate lot-sizing technique in many cases, lot sizing...
Requiem for EOQ-But unified order quantity is alive and well
Requiem for EOQ-But unified order quantity is alive and well
1990,
Unified order quantity rather than the conventional economic order quantity may have...
Inventory accuracy-Is it worth it? A case study
Inventory accuracy-Is it worth it? A case study
1990,
A brief statement of this article is: inventory accuracy costs money to achieve, but...
A multicriteria approach to site selection for manufacturing systems implementation
A multicriteria approach to site selection for manufacturing systems implementation
1990,
Most companies face a site selection problem when undertaking a manufacturing systems...
Avoiding problems inherent in spreadsheet-based simulation models: An aggregate planning application
Avoiding problems inherent in spreadsheet-based simulation models: An aggregate planning application
1990,
Implementing a Monte Carlo simulation on a spreadsheet requires special attention in...
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