Keyword: manufacturing industries

Found 1205 papers in total
Optimization of product performance of a paint formulation using a mixture experiment
Optimization of product performance of a paint formulation using a mixture experiment
2001,
A paint manufacturing company was facing the problem of Vehicle Separation and...
Strategies for integrating lead time and customer-order decisions
Strategies for integrating lead time and customer-order decisions
1999,
Make-to-order manufacturers are facing unprecedented challenges to fill their customer...
A shifting bottleneck approach for a parallel-machine flowshop scheduling problem
A shifting bottleneck approach for a parallel-machine flowshop scheduling problem
2001,
This paper considers a scheduling problem of minimizing the maximum lateness for a...
Scheduling with opting out: Improving upon random priority
Scheduling with opting out: Improving upon random priority
2001,
In a scheduling problem where agents can opt out, we show that the familiar random...
Optimal ordering of operations in a manufacturing chain
Optimal ordering of operations in a manufacturing chain
2001,
We consider the effect of changes in the order of operations in a chain of...
The strip-packing problem for a boat manufacturing firm
The strip-packing problem for a boat manufacturing firm
1999,
This paper addresses the problem of minimizing the amount of wasted space when cutting...
Minimization of acquisition and operational costs in horizontal material handling system design
Minimization of acquisition and operational costs in horizontal material handling system design
1999,
This paper considers the problem of minimizing the fixed cost of acquiring material...
Transforming failure into success through organisational learning: An analysis of a manufacturing information system
Transforming failure into success through organisational learning: An analysis of a manufacturing information system
2001,
This paper describes the idiosyncracies of a case study company, through highlighting...
Overlapping design and build cycles in product development
Overlapping design and build cycles in product development
2001,
Product development time is a major component of the total time it takes to bring a...
Destructive disassembly to support virtual prototyping
Destructive disassembly to support virtual prototyping
1998,
The design paradigm called virtual prototyping (VP) is important because of the need...
A dispatching algorithm for multiple-load automated guided vehicles using a fuzzy decision-making method in a job shop environment
A dispatching algorithm for multiple-load automated guided vehicles using a fuzzy decision-making method in a job shop environment
2000,
This paper proposes a dispatching algorithm for automated guided vehicles (AGV) with...
Controlling shop floor operations in a multi-family, multi-cell manufacturing environment through constant work-in-process
Controlling shop floor operations in a multi-family, multi-cell manufacturing environment through constant work-in-process
1999,
This paper discusses pertinent issues in applying CONstant Work-In-Process (CONWIP)...
First-off inspection of capable manufacturing processes
First-off inspection of capable manufacturing processes
2001,
This paper considers the problem of determining how much inspection should be...
Comparing due-date based performance measures for queueing models
Comparing due-date based performance measures for queueing models
1999,
Queueing models provide a useful tool in designing manufacturing systems amongst...
Dry kiln scheduling in furniture production
Dry kiln scheduling in furniture production
1999,
In this paper, a dry kiln scheduling problem from the furniture manufacturing industry...
Optimal resource assignment through negotiation in a multi-agent manufacturing system
Optimal resource assignment through negotiation in a multi-agent manufacturing system
2000,
Research studies on multi-agent systems have been recently boosted by manufacturing...
Integrated model for production planning in a large iron and steel manufacturing environment
Integrated model for production planning in a large iron and steel manufacturing environment
2001,
The authors have developed a production-planning model for a large steel corporation...
A decision support system for automotive product planning and competitive market analysis
A decision support system for automotive product planning and competitive market analysis
2000,
A decision support system (DSS) for automotive product marketing, design and...
Generalized part family formation through fuzzy self-organizing feature map neural network
Generalized part family formation through fuzzy self-organizing feature map neural network
2001,
Group technology (GT) addresses the problem of the part family formation. Similar...
Critical success factors for cooperation in small manufacturing firm's relations: Consistency in skills and mechanism of their accomplishment and maintenance
Critical success factors for cooperation in small manufacturing firm's relations: Consistency in skills and mechanism of their accomplishment and maintenance
2000,
This paper investigates critical success factors for cooperations focused on...
Production scheduling in the tobacco processing industry – a disaggregation approach
Production scheduling in the tobacco processing industry – a disaggregation approach
2000,
In this paper a disaggregation approach to solving a production scheduling problem in...
Algorithms for order cutting in the paper industry
Algorithms for order cutting in the paper industry
2000,
More than 35 years after Gilmore and Gomory published their column generation...
A heuristic scheduling system for ceramic industrial coatings
A heuristic scheduling system for ceramic industrial coatings
2000,
We developed and implemented a heuristic-based scheduling system for Ceramic...
Issues in environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery: A survey
Issues in environmentally conscious manufacturing and product recovery: A survey
1999,
Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing and Product Recovery (ECMPRO) has become an...
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