Keyword: manufacturing industries

Found 1205 papers in total
Using dynamic programming to determine optimal pipe welding locations
Using dynamic programming to determine optimal pipe welding locations
1998,
This paper discusses the use of dynamic programming in plant piping for the purpose of...
Optimal joint pricing and lot sizing with fixed and variable capacity
Optimal joint pricing and lot sizing with fixed and variable capacity
1998,
This paper examines previously unexplored fixed and variable capacity problems of...
Agile manufacturing research: Accomplishments and opportunities
Agile manufacturing research: Accomplishments and opportunities
1997,
Agile manufacturing is a new expression that is used to represent the ability of a...
Design and implementation of a virtual information system for agile manufacturing
Design and implementation of a virtual information system for agile manufacturing
1997,
In the new and emerging agile manufacturing paradigm, where multiple firms cooperate...
Automated retrieval and ranking of similar parts in agile manufacturing
Automated retrieval and ranking of similar parts in agile manufacturing
1997,
The environment considered is an agile enterprise where manufacturing partners share...
Flexible manufacturing system structural control and the Neighborhood Policy, part 1. Correctness and scalability
Flexible manufacturing system structural control and the Neighborhood Policy, part 1. Correctness and scalability
1997,
Structural Control Policies (SCPs) are real-time flexible manufacturing system (FMS)...
Flexible manufacturing system structural control and the Neighborhood Policy, part 2. Generalization, optimization, and efficiency
Flexible manufacturing system structural control and the Neighborhood Policy, part 2. Generalization, optimization, and efficiency
1997,
In the first of this pair of papers, the Neighborhood Policy was shown to be a correct...
An agile manufacturing workcell design
An agile manufacturing workcell design
1997,
This paper introduces a design for agile manufacturing workcells intended for light...
Optimal solution of cellular manufacturing system design: Benders' decomposition approach
Optimal solution of cellular manufacturing system design: Benders' decomposition approach
1998,
In this paper, a mathematical model for cellular manufacturing system design which...
Business Modelling and Simulation
Business Modelling and Simulation
1998,
Move based heuristics for the unidirectional loop network layout problem
Move based heuristics for the unidirectional loop network layout problem
1998,
We consider the loop network layout problem in a manufacturing system where n machines...
Analysis and algorithm for the optimal investment times of new manufacturing technologies in a duopoly
Analysis and algorithm for the optimal investment times of new manufacturing technologies in a duopoly
1998,
On the basis of a dynamic and non-cooperative game-theoretic model, the optimal...
Balancing U-lines in a multiple U-line facility
Balancing U-lines in a multiple U-line facility
1998,
U-shaped production lines and facilities consisting of many such lines are important...
Simulation approach in comparison of a pull system in a cell production system with a push system in a conventional production system according to flexible cost: A case study
Simulation approach in comparison of a pull system in a cell production system with a push system in a conventional production system according to flexible cost: A case study
1998,
Due to globalization of the world markets, industrial firms in an increasing...
A capacity allocation problem with integer side constraints
A capacity allocation problem with integer side constraints
1998,
We address a capacity allocation problem arising as a subproblem of an artificial...
Optimising production control of a maker–packer system in cigarette manufacture
Optimising production control of a maker–packer system in cigarette manufacture
1998,
Many of the current generation of high speed manufacturing machines are fitted with...
Measuring matrix-based cell formation with alternative routings
Measuring matrix-based cell formation with alternative routings
1998,
A good measure is necessary to evaluate the goodness of grouping in cellular...
Reducing flow time in aircraft manufacturing
Reducing flow time in aircraft manufacturing
1998,
The assembly of aircraft is a labor-intensive process that exhibits a significant...
An integer programming approach to short-term production scheduling in a tobacco plant
An integer programming approach to short-term production scheduling in a tobacco plant
1998,
In this paper, a mathematical model is developed that facilitates daily production...
An interactive scheduler for a wafer probe centre in semiconductor manufacturing
An interactive scheduler for a wafer probe centre in semiconductor manufacturing
1998,
This paper analyses production operations and scheduling constraints on a wafer probe...
Large-scale, high-priced applications: An introduction
Large-scale, high-priced applications: An introduction
1997,
The editor of this issue of EJOR explains the origin and motivation for the collection...
Inclusion of flexibility benefits in discounted cash flow analyses for investment evaluation: A simulation/optimization model
Inclusion of flexibility benefits in discounted cash flow analyses for investment evaluation: A simulation/optimization model
1997,
It has been argued that conventional discounted cash flow (DCF) techniques, which are...
A methodology for designing flexible cellular manufacturing systems
A methodology for designing flexible cellular manufacturing systems
1997,
Cell formation in cellular manufacturing deals with the identification of machines...
Just-in-time manufacture of home-use sewing machines using backward scheduling
Just-in-time manufacture of home-use sewing machines using backward scheduling
1998,
This paper addresses production scheduling in a home-use sewing machine company with a...
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