Keyword: manufacturing industries

Found 1205 papers in total
Balancing just-in-time production units: The NU-line balancing problem
Balancing just-in-time production units: The NU-line balancing problem
1998,
U-shaped production lines are a common component of Just-In-Time systems. When several...
Assessing the importance of design through product archaeology
Assessing the importance of design through product archaeology
1998,
This paper assesses the importance of design in determining product costs by measuring...
Reducing overcapacity in chemical plants by linear programming
Reducing overcapacity in chemical plants by linear programming
1997,
In 1993 the Operations Research group of CIBA Ltd. Basle was consulted by a company...
Scheduling of flexible flow lines in an automobile assembly plant
Scheduling of flexible flow lines in an automobile assembly plant
1997,
This paper deals with the material flow management in a large-scale manufacturing...
Developing scheduling systems for Daewoo Shipbuilding
Developing scheduling systems for Daewoo Shipbuilding
1997,
Daewoo Shipbuilding Company, one of the largest shipbuilders in the world, had...
Strategic transfer pricing
Strategic transfer pricing
1998,
Most research into cost systems has focused on their motivational implications. This...
A decomposition heuristic for scheduling the general batch chemical plant
A decomposition heuristic for scheduling the general batch chemical plant
1997,
In this paper a heuristic decomposition algorithm for scheduling the generalized batch...
Comparison of iterative improvement techniques for schedule optimization
Comparison of iterative improvement techniques for schedule optimization
1996,
Due to complexity reasons of realistic scheduling applications, often iterative...
Genetic local search algorithm for multi-objective flowshop scheduling problems
Genetic local search algorithm for multi-objective flowshop scheduling problems
1998,
We propose a hybrid algorithm to search for non-dominated solutions of multi-objective...
Assembly system design: A branch and cut approach
Assembly system design: A branch and cut approach
1998,
This paper addresses the single-product assembly system design problem (ASDP), which...
Hewlett-Packard uses operations research to improve the design of a printer production line
Hewlett-Packard uses operations research to improve the design of a printer production line
1998,
As Hewlett-Packard Corporation installed a system for manufacturing ink-jet printers...
The role of returns policies in pricing and inventory decisions for catalogue goods
The role of returns policies in pricing and inventory decisions for catalogue goods
1998,
Manufacturers often use returns policies to encourage retailers to stock and price...
Optimal solutions for the machining economics problem with stochastically distributed tool lives
Optimal solutions for the machining economics problem with stochastically distributed tool lives
1996,
This paper proposes analytical models and numerical procedures for simultaneously...
Polling systems with a patient server and state-dependent setup times
Polling systems with a patient server and state-dependent setup times
1997,
We analyze a class of cyclic service (polling) systems with multiple customer classes...
R&D and global manufacturing performance
R&D and global manufacturing performance
1998,
R&D intensity and manufacturing performance were evaluated in this study of 600...
Optimal storage assignment policies for automated storage and retrieval systems with stochastic demands
Optimal storage assignment policies for automated storage and retrieval systems with stochastic demands
1998,
In existing AS/RS research, storage assignment policies are evaluated based on the...
Inspection for circuit board assembly
Inspection for circuit board assembly
1997,
Several stages of tests are typically performed in circuit board assembly, and each...
Process range in manufacturing: An empirical study of flexibility
Process range in manufacturing: An empirical study of flexibility
1997,
This paper examines the relationship between one form of manufacturing flexibility...
Overplanning factor in Toyota's formula for computing the number of kanban
Overplanning factor in Toyota's formula for computing the number of kanban
1997,
To determine the number of required kanban, Toyota uses a formula based on the average...
The impact of Just-in-Time manufacturing and its infrastructure on manufacturing performance
The impact of Just-in-Time manufacturing and its infrastructure on manufacturing performance
1997,
We consider Just-in-Time (JIT) to be an overall organizational phenomenon....
Rounding strategies for mixed integer programs arising from chemical production planning
Rounding strategies for mixed integer programs arising from chemical production planning
1998,
In this paper we consider problems which stem from production planning processes in...
A systematic approach to determine the optimal maintenance policy for an automated manufacturing system
A systematic approach to determine the optimal maintenance policy for an automated manufacturing system
1997,
We propose a systematic approach to determine the optimal maintenance policy for an...
On the robustness of the bowl phenomenon
On the robustness of the bowl phenomenon
1996,
The bowl phenomenon provides a way of increasing the throughput of some production...
Stochastic properties of fork/join multi-stage production systems with general blocking
Stochastic properties of fork/join multi-stage production systems with general blocking
1997,
For tandem queues and fork/join queueing networks with communication blocking, the...
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