Keyword: manufacturing industries

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A new approach to tolerance allocation in design cost analysis
A new approach to tolerance allocation in design cost analysis
1995,
When components are designed for manufacturing using computer aided design (CAD)...
Hurdles to upgrading technology: The story of Indian foundries
Hurdles to upgrading technology: The story of Indian foundries
1995,
Based on a field study covering 25 foundries from different parts of the country, this...
Obtaining strategic advantage from being imitated: When can encouraging ‘Clones’ pay?
Obtaining strategic advantage from being imitated: When can encouraging ‘Clones’ pay?
1995,
An important business strategy research theme concerns finding ways to minimize...
An experimental analysis of the Simulated Annealing algorithm for a Single Machine Scheduling Problem
An experimental analysis of the Simulated Annealing algorithm for a Single Machine Scheduling Problem
1995,
The Single Machine Scheduling problem (SMSP) involves the sequencing of N jobs which...
A hierarchical approach for metal parts fabrication
A hierarchical approach for metal parts fabrication
1995,
When planning the design and operation of a manufacturing system in which numerically...
Continuous flow models for batch manufacturing: A basis for a hierarchical approach
Continuous flow models for batch manufacturing: A basis for a hierarchical approach
1995,
In this paper the authors propose approximate dynamic models, based on continuous...
A neural network system for solving an assortment problem in the steel industry
A neural network system for solving an assortment problem in the steel industry
1995,
A neural network model for solving an assortment problem found in the iron and steel...
Business and technology strategies and new venture performance: A study of the telecommunications equipment industry
Business and technology strategies and new venture performance: A study of the telecommunications equipment industry
1994,
In this paper, a set of hypotheses relating competitive and cooperative business...
The U-line line balancing problem
The U-line line balancing problem
1994,
The traditional line balancing (LB) problem considers a production line in which...
Impact of Electronic Data Interchange technology on JIT shipments
Impact of Electronic Data Interchange technology on JIT shipments
1994,
The authors investigate the degree to which increasing vertical information...
Optimal design of an inspection station in a Flexible Manufacturing System-Analysis of an FMS using a closed queueing network model (Part III)
Optimal design of an inspection station in a Flexible Manufacturing System-Analysis of an FMS using a closed queueing network model (Part III)
1993,
Inspection of finished products is necessary to ensure the required quality after all...
Quadratic 0/1 optimization and a decomposition approach for the placement of electronic circuits
Quadratic 0/1 optimization and a decomposition approach for the placement of electronic circuits
1994,
The placement problem in the layout design of electronic circuits consists of finding...
An approximate solution method for combinatorial optimization. Hybrid approach of genetic algorithm and Lagrange relaxation method
An approximate solution method for combinatorial optimization. Hybrid approach of genetic algorithm and Lagrange relaxation method
1994,
In this paper the authors deal with an efficient method for obtaining a suboptimal...
A simple and quick approximation algorithm for tandem, split and merge queueing networks with blocking
A simple and quick approximation algorithm for tandem, split and merge queueing networks with blocking
1994,
A simple and quick approximation algorithm for the analysis of tandem, split and merge...
The application of genetic algorithms with meta-learning capabilities to job shop scheduling algorithms
The application of genetic algorithms with meta-learning capabilities to job shop scheduling algorithms
1994,
This paper examines an efficient way of finding good solutions to job shop scheduling...
Manufacturing cell design using simulated annealing-An industrial application
Manufacturing cell design using simulated annealing-An industrial application
1990,
In this paper, the authors give a brief summary of simulated annealing (SA) procedures...
A model-free power transformation to homoscedasticity
A model-free power transformation to homoscedasticity
1994,
Time series modelling explains most of the variation in color television sales over...
The validity of the independent increments assumption for production: An empirical study of an automotive assembly plant
The validity of the independent increments assumption for production: An empirical study of an automotive assembly plant
1993,
In assembly plants, random line stoppages cause production variability. For analytic...
A comparative study of production and material planning techniques
A comparative study of production and material planning techniques
1994,
The problem of effective production and material planning has given rise to many...
A study on the optimal workload allocation in Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Analysis of an FMS using a closed queueing network model (Part II)
A study on the optimal workload allocation in Flexible Manufacturing Systems: Analysis of an FMS using a closed queueing network model (Part II)
1993,
In making optimal workload allocation to maximize the throughput of an FMS (Flexible...
Vertex packing problem application to the design of electronic testing fixtures
Vertex packing problem application to the design of electronic testing fixtures
1994,
In this paper, the authors report on the use of combinatorial optimization techniques...
A computer based interactive approach to a two-stage cutting stock problem
A computer based interactive approach to a two-stage cutting stock problem
1994,
In this article, the authors present a computer interactive system, developed for a...
Heuristic algorithm of the assignment of forged pieces in ingots in metallurgical forging plants with a large production assortment
Heuristic algorithm of the assignment of forged pieces in ingots in metallurgical forging plants with a large production assortment
1993,
The problem of the assignment of forged pieces in ingots is one of the crucial...
Single-machine scheduling for minimizing total cost under nonnegative condition of starting time
Single-machine scheduling for minimizing total cost under nonnegative condition of starting time
1993,
A single-machine scheduling method is proposed for minimizing the total cost...
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