Journal: Journal of Operations Management

Found 378 papers in total
Time-dependent demand in requirements planning: An exploratory assessment of the effects of serially correlated demand sequences on lot-sizing performance
Time-dependent demand in requirements planning: An exploratory assessment of the effects of serially correlated demand sequences on lot-sizing performance
1985,
The problem of determining the appropriate stock replenishment quantity within a...
On the retention of finished goods inventory when reorder-occurrence is uncertain
On the retention of finished goods inventory when reorder-occurrence is uncertain
1986,
Finished goods inventory may accumulate for a variety of reasons in the production of...
The effect of lead-time variability: The case of independent demand
The effect of lead-time variability: The case of independent demand
1986,
The authors show in this study, through analysis and examples, the impact on stockouts...
Manufacturing lead time accuracy
Manufacturing lead time accuracy
1986,
This article addresses the question of accuracy of planned lead times (PLTs) that are...
Component part standardisation: An analysis of commonality sources and indices
Component part standardisation: An analysis of commonality sources and indices
1986,
The importance of higher component part standardization has been recognized as an...
Toward a better understanding of lead times in MRP systems
Toward a better understanding of lead times in MRP systems
1986,
Lead times in MRP systems represent the planned amount of time allowed for orders to...
The retail inventory method: The third major costing system
The retail inventory method: The third major costing system
1986,
The retail system typically is used by department stores to control inventories that...
Planning horizon results from the dynamic warehouse location problem
Planning horizon results from the dynamic warehouse location problem
1984,
This paper proposes a mixed integer linear programming model to determine which of a...
Capacitated heuristic program for multi-activity, multi-facility system designs
Capacitated heuristic program for multi-activity, multi-facility system designs
1984,
Multi-activity, multi-facility design systems occur in a wide variety of industrial...
Comparison of exact and approximate methods of solving the uncapacitated plant location problem
Comparison of exact and approximate methods of solving the uncapacitated plant location problem
1985,
This study was prompted by a recently published article in this journal on facility...
Optimal maintenance center inventories for fault-tolerant repairable systems
Optimal maintenance center inventories for fault-tolerant repairable systems
1984,
The authors first develop a model to determine the optimal repairable parts inventory...
Maintenance management: Keeping up with production’s changing trends and technologies
Maintenance management: Keeping up with production’s changing trends and technologies
1985,
This article examines methods of reducing machine downtime costs, maintenance labor...
Developing maintenance craft labour efficiency through an integrated planning and control system: A prescriptive model
Developing maintenance craft labour efficiency through an integrated planning and control system: A prescriptive model
1986,
The area of maintenance management has been placed under increasing pressure because...
Materials management: The key is people management (five brief case histories)
Materials management: The key is people management (five brief case histories)
1985,
This article outlines the basic functions of materials management and then comments on...
Capturing judgements to clarify production strategy and policy
Capturing judgements to clarify production strategy and policy
1985,
The authors applied a judgement-capturing process, called ProPol (Production Policy),...
Quality circles and production/operations management: Concerns and caveats
Quality circles and production/operations management: Concerns and caveats
1983,
A number of questions do exist about the use of quality circles in the production of...
A cost evaluation method for dynamic line balancing
A cost evaluation method for dynamic line balancing
1983,
A procedure is presented for calculating stochastic costs, which include operator...
A review of cellular manufacturing assumptions, advantages and design techniques
A review of cellular manufacturing assumptions, advantages and design techniques
1984,
Cellular manufacturing is the phsyical division of the functional job shop’s...
A cost-effective approach to stochastic line balancing with off-line repairs
A cost-effective approach to stochastic line balancing with off-line repairs
1984,
This paper describes a methodology for designing approximately minimum cost paced...
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),...
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