Keyword: production

Found 1978 papers in total
Logistic costs case study – an activity based costing approach
Logistic costs case study – an activity based costing approach
2000,
Activity based costing (ABC) represents a radical departure from the traditional cost...
Fast approach to the optimal production/preventive maintenance policy
Fast approach to the optimal production/preventive maintenance policy
2000,
We study the economical manufacturing quality (EMQ) problem in the presence of an...
Xilinx improves its semiconductor supply chain using product and process postponement
Xilinx improves its semiconductor supply chain using product and process postponement
2000,
The semiconductor firm Xilinx uses two different postponement strategies: product...
An economic production lot-size model with shortages and time-dependent demand
An economic production lot-size model with shortages and time-dependent demand
1999,
In the present article, a production–inventory mode is developed over an...
Production management practice in a developing country: A case study
Production management practice in a developing country: A case study
1999,
A real application of the economic order quantity (EOQ) and the production scheduling...
Chain or Shackles: Understanding what drives supply-chain performance
Chain or Shackles: Understanding what drives supply-chain performance
2000,
We relate an array of factors that embody current practice and thinking in...
Regulated quality diffusion under quadratic costs
Regulated quality diffusion under quadratic costs
1999,
We study how to regulate quality processes so as to attain a desirable target. The...
Job sequencing with uncertain and controllable processing times
Job sequencing with uncertain and controllable processing times
1999,
In this paper, a single machine scheduling problem is considered. The jobs' processing...
Optimal commonality in component design
Optimal commonality in component design
2000,
Increased competition and more demanding customers have forced companies to offer a...
Adjustment strategies for a fixed delivery contract
Adjustment strategies for a fixed delivery contract
2000,
We consider a long term contractual agreement between buyer and seller in which Q...
Adaptive ordering and pricing for perishable products
Adaptive ordering and pricing for perishable products
2000,
We consider the combined problem of pricing and ordering for a perishable product with...
The capacitated dynamic lot size problem with variable technology
The capacitated dynamic lot size problem with variable technology
2000,
Traditionally, the technological coefficients in production models were assumed to be...
Optimal policies for multi-echelon inventory problems with batch ordering
Optimal policies for multi-echelon inventory problems with batch ordering
2000,
In many production/distribution systems, materials flow from one stage to another in...
Behind the learning curve: Linking learning activities to waste reduction
Behind the learning curve: Linking learning activities to waste reduction
2000,
This exploratory research on a decade of Total Quality Management in one factory opens...
Optimal burn-in decision for products with a unimodal failure rate function
Optimal burn-in decision for products with a unimodal failure rate function
2000,
Some lifetime distributions have a unimodal failure rate function, where a critical...
Examination of flexibility acquisition policies in dual resource constrained job shops with simultaneous worker learning and forgetting effects
Examination of flexibility acquisition policies in dual resource constrained job shops with simultaneous worker learning and forgetting effects
2000,
This study investigates worker training related issues in dual resource constrained...
An operational decision model for lead-time and price quotation in congested manufacturing systems
An operational decision model for lead-time and price quotation in congested manufacturing systems
2000,
This paper considers the problem of determining the lead-time and price to be quoted...
The value of information sharing in a two-level supply chain
The value of information sharing in a two-level supply chain
2000,
Many companies have embarked on initiatives that enable more demand information...
Optimization of a high-speed placement machine using tabu search algorithms
Optimization of a high-speed placement machine using tabu search algorithms
2000,
Combinatorial optimization represents a wide range of real-life manufacturing...
Development of a rapid-response supply chain at Caterpillar
Development of a rapid-response supply chain at Caterpillar
2000,
As part of its growth strategy, Caterpillar Inc. is launching a new P2000 product line...
Data envelopment analysis and its use in the regulation of water companies
Data envelopment analysis and its use in the regulation of water companies
2000,
This paper begins with an introduction to the basic principles of data envelopment...
A labour-constrained model for aggregate production planning
A labour-constrained model for aggregate production planning
2000,
In today's business environment where workers' participation and teamwork have been...
Maximum profit performance of a three-heat-reservoir heat pump
Maximum profit performance of a three-heat-reservoir heat pump
1999,
The operation of a three-heat-reservoir heat pump is viewed as a production process...
New bounds for expected cycle times in tandem queues with blocking
New bounds for expected cycle times in tandem queues with blocking
2000,
Tandem queues with finite buffers have been widely discussed as basic models of...
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