Journal: International Journal of Production Economics

Found 2380 papers in total
A heuristic solution concept for a generalised machine sequencing problem with an application to radiator manufacturing
2000,
The job shop scheduling problem has received considerable attention from production...
An extended newsboy problem with shortage-level constraints
2000,
It is only an order quantity which is decided for a spot selling time in the classical...
Continuous review inventory models where random lead time depends on lot size and reserved capacity
2000,
The processing time of large orders is, in many industries, longer than that of small...
The (r,Q) control of a periodic-review inventory system with continuous demand and lost sales
2000,
In this paper we consider a periodic review inventory model with lost sales during a...
A genetic algorithm optimisation of a class of inventory control systems
2000,
The paper describes a procedure for optimising the performance of an industrially...
The (R, Q) inventory policy subject to a compound Poisson demand pattern
2000,
Most inventory management models are based upon rather restrictive assumptions, e.g....
The impact of material coordination concepts on planning stability in supply chains
2000,
The goods flows in supply chains can be managed based on either the purchase orders of...
Integrated batch size and setup reduction decisions in multi-product, dynamic manufacturing environments
2000,
We present a comprehensive model for simultaneously planning for the setup time...
Heuristic methods for cost-oriented assembly line balancing: A survey
2000,
This paper is concerned with cost-oriented assembly line balancing. This problem...
Greedy heuristic algorithms for manpower shift planning
2000,
Consideration is given to a particular personnel planning problem faced by a food...
Capacity allocation and outsourcing in a process industry
2000,
In this paper we consider a production facility producing a uniform product that ships...
Integration of assembly and fabrication for make-to-order production
2000,
The problem of make-to-order production is as follows. A number of customer-specific...
An integrated Lagrangean relaxation–simulated annealing approach to the multi-level multi-item capacitated lot sizing problem
2000,
This study proposes a heuristic approach for the solution of the dynamic multi-level...
A performance comparison of pull type control mechanisms for multi-stage manufacturing
2000,
With the emergence of Just-in-Time manufacturing, production control mechanisms that...
Modelling input–output workload control for dynamic capacity planning in production planning systems
2000,
Workload control has been described as one of the new production planning and control...
A genetic algorithm to solve the general multi-level lot-sizing problem with time-varying costs
2000,
The multi-level lot-sizing (MLLS) problem in material requirements planning systems...
Application of multiagent systems in project management
2000,
Global markets often require the coordination of firms across the world to gain...
A cone-ratio data envelopment analysis approach for advanced manufacturing technology justification
2000,
Evaluation and selection of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) is a complex...
Determining the optimal target for a process with multiple markets and variable holding costs
2000,
The determination of the quality target for a manufacturing process represents an...
Process improvement for a container-filling process with random shifts
2000,
In this paper, we study the efficacy of alternative process improvement strategies for...
Selecting quality-based programmes in small firms: A comparison between the fuzzy linguistic approach and the analytic hierarchy process
2000,
Over the last few years, a large number of firms have implemented total quality...
A two machine bicriteria scheduling problem
2000,
In this paper we consider the bicriteria problem of scheduling n jobs on two parallel...
Solvable cases of permutation flowshop scheduling with dominating machines
2000,
In this paper we study the permutation flowshop scheduling problem with an increasing...
Evaluation of the potential benefits of lot streaming in flow-shop systems
2000,
Lot streaming is the process of splitting a production lot into sublots, and then...
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