Keyword: production

Found 1978 papers in total
A note on a well-known dispatching rule to minimize total tardiness
A note on a well-known dispatching rule to minimize total tardiness
2003,
The single machine tardiness problem is considered. We clarify and correct an earlier...
An approach to solve a hierarchical stochastic sequential ordering problem
An approach to solve a hierarchical stochastic sequential ordering problem
2003,
In this paper, we study a stochastic sequential ordering problem, where a set of jobs...
An efficient constructive heuristic for flowtime minimisation in permutation flow shops
An efficient constructive heuristic for flowtime minimisation in permutation flow shops
2003,
In this paper, we propose a heuristic for mean/total flowtime minimisation in...
MICROPLANO – A decision support system for production planning in the plastic industry
MICROPLANO – A decision support system for production planning in the plastic industry
2003,
In this paper we introduce a production-scheduling problem in a Portuguese small...
A facility layout design support system
A facility layout design support system
2003,
The design of facility layouts involves a decision process which, due to its...
Analysis of economies of scope by data envelopment analysis: comparison of efficient frontiers
Analysis of economies of scope by data envelopment analysis: comparison of efficient frontiers
2003,
Economies of scope exist when joint production is more efficient than separate...
Multi-level redundancy optimization in series systems
Multi-level redundancy optimization in series systems
2004,
Single-level systems have been considered in redundancy allocation problems. It may be...
Optimal classification of highly-reliable products whose degradation paths satisfy Wiener processes
Optimal classification of highly-reliable products whose degradation paths satisfy Wiener processes
2003,
At the research and development stage of a product, the manufacturer usually faces the...
Newsvendors tackle the newsvendor problem
Newsvendors tackle the newsvendor problem
2003,
In 1998, the retail sales and marketing division of Time Inc., the largest publisher...
Pivotal buyers and bargaining position
Pivotal buyers and bargaining position
2003,
Securing sales to a large buyer can be pivotal to a supplier's decision to produce....
Complexity results for parallel machine problems with a single server
Complexity results for parallel machine problems with a single server
2002,
Parallel machine problems with a single server are generalizations of classical...
Technological changes – the impact on the raw material flow and production
Technological changes – the impact on the raw material flow and production
2003,
This paper examines the impact of technological changes on the raw material flow and...
Platform design for customizable products as a problem of access in a geometric space
Platform design for customizable products as a problem of access in a geometric space
2003,
A product platform is a set of common components, modules or parts from which a stream...
Scheduling appointments at trade events for the Australian Tourist Commission
Scheduling appointments at trade events for the Australian Tourist Commission
2003,
Many trade events include appointments between buyers and sellers. Each buyer...
Tight mixed-integer programming formulations for multi-item discrete lot-sizing problems
Tight mixed-integer programming formulations for multi-item discrete lot-sizing problems
2003,
This paper discusses mixed-integer programming formulations of variants of the...
A dynamic model for inventory lot sizing and outbound shipment scheduling at a third-party warehouse
A dynamic model for inventory lot sizing and outbound shipment scheduling at a third-party warehouse
2003,
This paper presents a model for computing the parameters of an integrated inventory...
Broadcast scheduling for mobile advertising
Broadcast scheduling for mobile advertising
2003,
We describe a broadcast scheduling system developed for a precision marketing firm...
Scheduling in dial-indexed production lines
Scheduling in dial-indexed production lines
2003,
An innovative approach to maximize throughput in dial indexes flow lines provided by...
Two-machine flowshop minimum-length scheduling problem with random and bounded processing times
Two-machine flowshop minimum-length scheduling problem with random and bounded processing times
2003,
We address the two-machine flowshop scheduling problem to minimize makespan where jobs...
A dispatching rule-based approach to production scheduling in a printed circuit board manufacturing system
A dispatching rule-based approach to production scheduling in a printed circuit board manufacturing system
2003,
This paper focuses on a production-scheduling problem in a printed circuit board (PCB)...
A branch-and-bound-based local search method for the flow shop problem
A branch-and-bound-based local search method for the flow shop problem
2003,
It is well-known that exact branch and bound methods can only solve small or...
The power of α-points in preemptive single machine scheduling
The power of α-points in preemptive single machine scheduling
2002,
We consider the NP-hard preemptive single-machine scheduling problem to minimize the...
On scheduling cycle shops: classification, complexity and approximation
On scheduling cycle shops: classification, complexity and approximation
2002,
This paper considers problems of finding non-periodic and periodic schedules in a...
A new dynamic look-ahead scheduling procedure for batching machines
A new dynamic look-ahead scheduling procedure for batching machines
2002,
The management of batching machines has raised a wide interest among researchers and...
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