Journal: Journal of Operations Management

Found 378 papers in total
Testing and classifying vehicle dispatching rules in three real-world settings
Testing and classifying vehicle dispatching rules in three real-world settings
2004,
Guided vehicles (GVs) are commonly used for the internal transportation of loads in...
From supply chain to demand chain: the role of lead time reduction in improving demand chain performance
From supply chain to demand chain: the role of lead time reduction in improving demand chain performance
2004,
To improve demand chain performance, is it better for parties in a supply chain to...
Building contingency planning for closed-loop supply chains with product recovery
Building contingency planning for closed-loop supply chains with product recovery
2003,
Contingency planning is the first stage in developing a formal set of production...
An integrated benchmarking approach to distribution center performance using DEA modelling
An integrated benchmarking approach to distribution center performance using DEA modelling
2002,
This research proposes an integrated benchmarking framework illustrated in the context...
The effect of location, strategy, and operations technology on hospital performance
The effect of location, strategy, and operations technology on hospital performance
2002,
Hospitals in the US are faced with challenges in how to compete and remain viable in...
On the merits and pitfalls of critical chain scheduling
On the merits and pitfalls of critical chain scheduling
2001,
The direct application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to project management, known...
Flexible bed allocation and performance in the intensive care unit
Flexible bed allocation and performance in the intensive care unit
2000,
The beds of an intensive care unit (ICU) are a scarce resource. Stochastic patient...
An analysis of the operations efficiency of major airports in the United States
An analysis of the operations efficiency of major airports in the United States
2000,
Recently, considerable attention has been focused on the performance of various...
Inventory policy for dense retail outlets
Inventory policy for dense retail outlets
2000,
A potential retail operations strategy is to have a ‘dense’ store. That...
Supply chain benefits from advanced customer commitments
Supply chain benefits from advanced customer commitments
1999,
Buyers are frequently encouraged through price discounts to buy in certain ways...
Order review/release in the absence of adherence to formal scheduling policies
Order review/release in the absence of adherence to formal scheduling policies
1999,
In many plants, the performance of shop floor workers is measured by accounting-based...
Processes with nearly-sequential routings: a comparative analysis
Processes with nearly-sequential routings: a comparative analysis
1999,
Recent advances in automated technology have made it possible to incorporate many of...
Inventory buffers in recoverable manufacturing
Inventory buffers in recoverable manufacturing
1998,
Recoverable manufacturing is becoming an increasingly important alternative to firms...
The effect of workload control on performance in make-to-order companies
The effect of workload control on performance in make-to-order companies
1998,
Workload control (WLC) concepts are a new group of production planning and control...
Heuristic, optimal, static, and dynamic schedules when processing times are uncertain
Heuristic, optimal, static, and dynamic schedules when processing times are uncertain
1997,
In this paper we compare the static and dynamic application of heuristic and optimal...
The development of cash flow weight procedures for maximizing the net present value of a project
The development of cash flow weight procedures for maximizing the net present value of a project
1996,
The authors describe in this paper the development of heuristic procedures for...
Using discounted cash flow heuristics to improve project net present value
Using discounted cash flow heuristics to improve project net present value
1996,
The problem of scheduling resource-constrained projects to maximize their Net Present...
Heuristic scheduling of capital constrained projects
Heuristic scheduling of capital constrained projects
1996,
The movement to product and process development projects that involve joint ventures...
The resource constrained time/cost tradeoff project scheduling problem with discounted cash flows
The resource constrained time/cost tradeoff project scheduling problem with discounted cash flows
1996,
Many of the recent studies on Project Scheudling focus on maximizing the Net Present...
A study of approximating the moments of the job completion time in PERT networks
A study of approximating the moments of the job completion time in PERT networks
1996,
The importance of proper management of projects has not gone unrecognized in industry...
Efficient priority rules for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem
Efficient priority rules for the resource-constrained project scheduling problem
1996,
Resource-constrained project scheduling is a core problem for many industrial...
An iterative local constraint based analysis for solving the resource constrained project scheduling problem
An iterative local constraint based analysis for solving the resource constrained project scheduling problem
1996,
In this paper, a new heuristic iterative scheduling approach is proposed for the...
Scheduling outpatient appointments in a dynamic environment
Scheduling outpatient appointments in a dynamic environment
1996,
The primary issue addressed in this research is how to schedule clients as they call...
A revenue management approach to demand management and order booking in assemble-to-order manufacturing
A revenue management approach to demand management and order booking in assemble-to-order manufacturing
1995,
Revenue management is an order acceptance and refusal process that employs...
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