Keyword: equipment

Found 68 papers in total
Siting a fire station by leveraging soft constraints and supporting science
Siting a fire station by leveraging soft constraints and supporting science
2002,
Gaining acceptance for the location of a new fire station depends on more than the...
Optimizing periodic maintenance operations for Schindler Elevator Corporation
Optimizing periodic maintenance operations for Schindler Elevator Corporation
2003,
Schindler, the world's largest escalator company and second-largest elevator company,...
Next generation factory layouts: Research challenges and recent progress
Next generation factory layouts: Research challenges and recent progress
2002,
Recent trends in industry suggest that existing layout configurations do not meet the...
Evaluation of a program to motivate impaired driving offenders to install ignition interlocks
Evaluation of a program to motivate impaired driving offenders to install ignition interlocks
2002,
Approximately 30,000 alcohol ignition interlocks, which are designed to prevent the...
An analysis of the retail and lifecycle cost of battery-powered electric vehicles
An analysis of the retail and lifecycle cost of battery-powered electric vehicles
2001,
Regulators, policy analysts, automobile manufacturers, environmental groups, and...
Heuristics for balancing turbine fans
Heuristics for balancing turbine fans
2000,
We develop heuristics for a problem that models the static balancing of turbine fans:...
Value analysis and optimization of reusable containers at Canada Post
Value analysis and optimization of reusable containers at Canada Post
2001,
We analyzed the use and sharing of a logistics package, a returnable container, often...
Strategic service network design for DHL Hong Kong
Strategic service network design for DHL Hong Kong
2001,
We developed a two-phase network planning methodology to design a service network for...
SDHTOOL: Planning survivable and cost-effective SDH networks at Chunghwa Telecom
SDHTOOL: Planning survivable and cost-effective SDH networks at Chunghwa Telecom
2001,
SDHTOOL, a decision-support system developed by Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (CHT),...
Equipment flexibility vs. inventory: A simulation study of manufacturing systems
Equipment flexibility vs. inventory: A simulation study of manufacturing systems
2001,
Technological flexibility requires very high initial investments and therefore a...
Determining rail fleet sizes for shipping automobiles
Determining rail fleet sizes for shipping automobiles
2000,
Automobile manufacturers (shippers) provide railroad companies with annual forecasts...
A linear programming formulation with integer solutions for solving an equipment replacement problem with multiple assets: The concave demand case
A linear programming formulation with integer solutions for solving an equipment replacement problem with multiple assets: The concave demand case
1998,
A linear programming formulation is presented for the deterministic equipment...
TransAlta redesigns its service-delivery network
TransAlta redesigns its service-delivery network
2000,
TransAlta Utilities (TAU), Canada's largest publicly owned electric utility company,...
Visteon's Sterling plant uses simulation-based decision support in training, operations, and planning
Visteon's Sterling plant uses simulation-based decision support in training, operations, and planning
2000,
Visteon's Sterling plant uses a strategic decision support system (DSS) that...
Improving access to science and math education in Western Pennsylvania
Improving access to science and math education in Western Pennsylvania
1999,
Seven out of every 10 American jobs are expected to be related to technologies using...
Integrated planning for school and community: The case of Johnston County, North Carolina
Integrated planning for school and community: The case of Johnston County, North Carolina
1999,
OR/Ed Laboratories and the Johnston County schools created a planning system,...
Locating and sizing plants for bottling propane in South India
Locating and sizing plants for bottling propane in South India
1997,
Shri Shakti LPG Ltd. (SSLPG) imports and markets propane (referred to as liquefied...
An application of discrete-event simulation for batch-process chemical-plant design
An application of discrete-event simulation for batch-process chemical-plant design
1997,
Operating a batch-processing chemical-plant efficiently is difficult. Chemical...
Flexible automation investments: A problem formulation and solution procedure
Flexible automation investments: A problem formulation and solution procedure
1994,
In this paper, a multi-period replacement model, based on a mixed integer nonlinear...
An analysis of alternative locations and service areas of American Red Cross blood facilities
An analysis of alternative locations and service areas of American Red Cross blood facilities
1996,
The authors investigated a facility relocation problem for the mid-Atlantic region of...
Equipment replacement and inflation
Equipment replacement and inflation
1994,
Mass production has been found to be an economical instrument for satisfying human...
Dynamic capacity expansion problem with multiple products: Technolgoy selection and timing of capacity additions
Dynamic capacity expansion problem with multiple products: Technolgoy selection and timing of capacity additions
1994,
This paper examines a multiproduct dynamic investment model for making technology...
Modeling the preventative maintenance policy with periodic inspections of the continuously degrading system
Modeling the preventative maintenance policy with periodic inspections of the continuously degrading system
1994,
In modeling a maintenance with inspections, failure models are required. In this...
Modeling strategic investment decisions under sequential technological change
Modeling strategic investment decisions under sequential technological change
1995,
Strategic decisions to invest in new equipment are critical not only because of the...
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