Found 97029 papers in total
Buffer management: A diagnostic tool for production control
1991,
Buffer management serves as the control extension to the drum-buffer-rope shop floor planning and...
Aggregate production planning in practice
1991,
Practitioner use of aggregate production planning (AP) models is surveyed through the use of a mail...
Understanding and applying constraint management in today’s manufacturing environments
1991,
Perhaps the two most popular manufacturing systems in the eary 1980s were JIT and OPT. While JIT has...
Logistics in process industries: Is it a specific problem?
1991,
To determine the logistic characteristics of their production system, individual manufacturers have to...
Assembly line with flexible work-force
1992,
The inherent advantages of a flexible work-force have been brought to the forefront by innovative...
A comparison of order release strategies in production control systems
1992,
This research investigates the performance of four order release strategies for use in production control....
A model for duplicating bottleneck machines in the presence of budgetary limitations in cellular manufacturing
1992,
The duplication of bottleneck machines is an important decision a parts-manufacturing company has to deal...
Computer-based cell formation incorporating process sequences
1992,
Describes a philosophy of cell formation for cellular manufacturing which reasons that an analysis of the...
A strategic analysis of flexible manufacturing systems
1990,
In this paper a game theoretic model is presented by which investment in flexible manufacturing systems...
Evaluating flexibility of alternative FMS designs-A comparative measure
1991,
Crucial for a successful implementation of FMS is the selection of the most appropriate system from...
Strategic aspects of flexible production technologies: Theory and evidence
1991,
In this paper the authors examine the innovative manufacturing technologies known as ‘Flexible...
Feeding parts to an assembly line by several production units
1991,
The problem of production control with disturbances for processing assembly-line is introduced. A flexible...
An optimal investment and inventory policy
1991,
The relation between the optimal production level and the optimal investment in a flexible manufacturing...
Flexibility trade-offs in a random flexible manufacturing system: A simulation study
1992,
Flexible manufacturing systems (FMSs) are allowing firms to take advantage of diversified, low volume...
Job oriented production scheduling
1990,
This paper describes a system which provides feasible schedules for industrial production and which is...
Optimum number of kanbans between two adjacent workstations in a JIT system
1991,
Just-in-Time (JIT) production is a philosophy that calls for reducing work-in-process (WIP) inventory to...
Developing production schedules which balance part usage and smooth production loads for just-in-time production systems
1991,
A mixed-model multilevel manufacturing facility running under a just-in-time (JIT) production system is...
JIT in distribution and warehousing
1991,
Much has been written about the application of JIT principles to manufacturing operations. This article...
Thriving on interdependence: The key to JIT implementation
1991,
Since Japanese firms have outperformed their American and European rivals in a range of industries,...
The impact of the just-in-time approach on production system performance: A survey of Italian industry
1992,
Gives results of a survey on the application of the just-in-time (JIT) approach in Italy, based on a...
A critique of the literature on just-in-time manufacturing
1992,
Gives a critical review of the existing literature on just-in-time manufacturing. Suggests a relevant...
Generic bill-of-material: A new product model
1991,
The supply of industrial products to the market has increased fast in the last decade. In particular, the...
Master production scheduling: A function based approach
1991,
The Master Production Scheduling (MPS) function has grown from an MRP-driver to a management function...
Selecting among MRP lot-sizing methods for purchased components when the planning horizon is limited
1991,
MRP implementations with numerous bill-of-material levels often result in limited planning horizons for...
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