Keyword: manufacturing industries

Found 1205 papers in total
Analyzing supply chains at HP using spreadsheet models
Analyzing supply chains at HP using spreadsheet models
2008,
To satisfy shifting customer demand for an evolving product offering, every...
LOckheed Martin Space Systems Company optimizes infrastructure project-portfolio selection
LOckheed Martin Space Systems Company optimizes infrastructure project-portfolio selection
2008,
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company spends millions of dollars on the maintenance...
Gearing Six Sigma into UK manufacturing SMEs: results from a pilot study
Gearing Six Sigma into UK manufacturing SMEs: results from a pilot study
2008,
Approaches to business improvement have evolved and grown since the early 1900s and...
Modelling hybrid production systems through the ACD specification: a case study in the fibre-glass industry
Modelling hybrid production systems through the ACD specification: a case study in the fibre-glass industry
2008,
This paper is aimed at formalising a model for hybrid production systems where the...
Robust design of composites manufacturing processes with process simulation and optimisation methods
Robust design of composites manufacturing processes with process simulation and optimisation methods
2008,
Due to the increasing variations in raw materials and manufacturing processes,...
Production planning under uncertainty in textile manufacturing
Production planning under uncertainty in textile manufacturing
2008,
Textile manufacturing consists of yarn production, fabric formation, and finishing and...
Simulation of passenger vehicle order fulfilment processes
Simulation of passenger vehicle order fulfilment processes
2007,
There are strong competitive pressures on high volume automotive producers to develop...
Polymer supply chain management
Polymer supply chain management
2008,
A typical polymer supply chain network includes multiple plants, large number of...
Optimization in the patterns of cutting sheets of wood fiber reconstituted: a case study
Optimization in the patterns of cutting sheets of wood fiber reconstituted: a case study
2005,
Hardboard factories transform eucalyptus into rectangular plates by means of processes...
Multidisciplinary optimization of car bodies
Multidisciplinary optimization of car bodies
2008,
Rising complexity of industrial development in the automotive industry is leading to a...
Multiobjective process line optimization under uncertainty applied to papermaking
Multiobjective process line optimization under uncertainty applied to papermaking
2008,
Multiobjective optimization methodology for the development of the papermaking process...
Manufacturing strategies and financial performance – The effect of advanced information technology: CAD/CAM systems
Manufacturing strategies and financial performance – The effect of advanced information technology: CAD/CAM systems
2008,
In this paper, the impact of IT on financial performance for the different types and...
Global operations strategy: Coordinating manufacturing networks
Global operations strategy: Coordinating manufacturing networks
2008,
This paper presents a concept that describes how companies can manage their...
Minimizing total weighted tardiness on a batch-processing machine with incompatible job families and job ready times
Minimizing total weighted tardiness on a batch-processing machine with incompatible job families and job ready times
2008,
Semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities (‘wafer fabs’) strive to...
A multi-criteria approach for scheduling semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities
A multi-criteria approach for scheduling semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities
2008,
In this research, we model a semiconductor wafer fabrication process as a complex job...
Effects of delivery speed on supply chain planning
Effects of delivery speed on supply chain planning
2008,
Supply chain planning in manufacturing companies is approached in this paper through...
A pattern generation-integer programming based formulation for the carpet loading problem
A pattern generation-integer programming based formulation for the carpet loading problem
2008,
In this work, an optimization problem related to the carpet weaving industry is...
Roll assortment optimization in a paper mill: An integer programming approach
Roll assortment optimization in a paper mill: An integer programming approach
2008,
Fine paper mills produce a variety of paper grades to satisfy demand for a large...
A model of optimization for the integrated problem of sizing of lots and production programming in factories of soft drinks
A model of optimization for the integrated problem of sizing of lots and production programming in factories of soft drinks
2007,
The present paper establishes, describes mathematically and solves a multi-level lot...
Resource downgrading
Resource downgrading
2007,
This paper aims to develop models to optimally manage costs associated with resources...
Tabu Search methods for scheduling a burn-in oven with non-identical job sizes and secondary resource constraints
Tabu Search methods for scheduling a burn-in oven with non-identical job sizes and secondary resource constraints
2008,
In this paper, we consider the problem of scheduling semiconductor burn-in operation,...
Performance of Theory of constraints based finite capacity material requirement planning system for a multi-stage assembly factory
Performance of Theory of constraints based finite capacity material requirement planning system for a multi-stage assembly factory
2007,
This paper aims to develop a finite capacity material requirement planning (FCMRP)...
Integer programming approach to reactive scheduling in make-to-order manufacturing
Integer programming approach to reactive scheduling in make-to-order manufacturing
2007,
New algorithms based on mixed integer programming formulations are proposed for...
Cut scheduling in the apparel industry
Cut scheduling in the apparel industry
2007,
A problem encountered in the apparel industry is that of producing, with no excess, a...
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