Journal: Production and Operations Management

Found 669 papers in total
Theories and realities of quantity discounts: An exploratory study
Theories and realities of quantity discounts: An exploratory study
1998,
This paper compares and contrasts the current state of the art in the theory of...
Decentralized multiechelon inventory control
Decentralized multiechelon inventory control
1998,
This paper considers a model for decentralized control of an inventory system...
Effects of integrating order/backorder quantity and pricing decisions
Effects of integrating order/backorder quantity and pricing decisions
1998,
We consider a monopolistic situation where the retailer aims to find the...
Total productive maintenance: Planned and autonomous maintenance; bridging the gap between practice and research
Total productive maintenance: Planned and autonomous maintenance; bridging the gap between practice and research
1998,
Competitive pressures and changing production management paradigms have, in recent...
Solution procedures with limited sample data for the optimal replacement problem
Solution procedures with limited sample data for the optimal replacement problem
1998,
Recently we have developed solution procedures for the optimal replacement problem...
Optimal buffer allocation in asynchronous cyclic mixed-model assembly lines
Optimal buffer allocation in asynchronous cyclic mixed-model assembly lines
1998,
This paper considers a problem of optimal buffer allocation in cyclic asynchronous...
Reducing flow time in aircraft manufacturing
Reducing flow time in aircraft manufacturing
1998,
The assembly of aircraft is a labor-intensive process that exhibits a significant...
A systematic strategy for optimizing manufacturing operations
A systematic strategy for optimizing manufacturing operations
1998,
A manufacturing optimization strategy is developed and demonstrated, which combines an...
Production smoothing under environmental constraints
Production smoothing under environmental constraints
1995,
This is an investigation into how optimal production rates and optimal price levels...
Multistage safety stock planning with item demands correlated across products and through time
Multistage safety stock planning with item demands correlated across products and through time
1995,
Determining safety stocks in multistage manufacturing systems with serial or divergent...
Setup reduction and machine availability
Setup reduction and machine availability
1995,
This paper is an extension of Billington, who used the framework of the economic...
Global job shop scheduling with a genetic algorithm
Global job shop scheduling with a genetic algorithm
1995,
This paper describes a global job shop scheduling procedure that uses a genetic...
A tutorial on bottleneck dynamics: A heuristic scheduling methodology
A tutorial on bottleneck dynamics: A heuristic scheduling methodology
1995,
The authors give a tutorial on bottleneck dynamics. Bottleneck dynamics is a...
Production control of cyclic schedules with demand and process variability
Production control of cyclic schedules with demand and process variability
1995,
Cyclic scheduling has been primarily studied under deterministic assumptions. In...
Evaluating order release mechanisms in a job shop with sequence-dependent setup times
Evaluating order release mechanisms in a job shop with sequence-dependent setup times
1995,
Job-release mechanisms in job-shop control are receiving increased recognition in...
A branch-and-bound approach for sequencing expansion projects
A branch-and-bound approach for sequencing expansion projects
1995,
The paper examines the problem of finding a sequence of a finite set of expansion...
The effects of lead time on plant timing and size
The effects of lead time on plant timing and size
1994,
An important issue in planning capacity expansion under uncertain demand is the effect...
An improved implementation of the Wagner-Whitin algorithm
An improved implementation of the Wagner-Whitin algorithm
1994,
The authors have developed an improved implementation of the Wagner-Whitin algorithm...
Shifting production bottlenecks: Causes, cures and conundrums
Shifting production bottlenecks: Causes, cures and conundrums
1994,
The authors examine the phenomenon of shifting production bottlenecks from an analytic...
An experimental model for investigating the sensitivity of job shop performance to job release time distribution parameters
An experimental model for investigating the sensitivity of job shop performance to job release time distribution parameters
1994,
Work flows in a job shop are influenced by the load per release and time interval...
A pavement management division support system
A pavement management division support system
1994,
The authors present a pavement management expert system developed by the University of...
Approximations for the GI/G/m queue
Approximations for the GI/G/m queue
1993,
Queueing models can usefully represent production systems experiencing congestion due...
The validity of the independent increments assumption for production: An empirical study of an automotive assembly plant
The validity of the independent increments assumption for production: An empirical study of an automotive assembly plant
1993,
In assembly plants, random line stoppages cause production variability. For analytic...
A branch and bound procedure for setup problems in flexible manufacturing systems
A branch and bound procedure for setup problems in flexible manufacturing systems
1993,
The authors address a medium- to short-term production planning problem in a flexible...
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