Found 97029 papers in total
A practical method of implementing the batch BOM in the process industries
1987,
This article deals with the problem of the standard batch quantity in the process industries. Most...
MRP software for small computer systems
1987,
The survey reported on in this article, made in the fall of 1986, updates a survey published in the Fourth...
Changes worth making-Managing the mundane
1987,
This is an example of how managers can improve productivity, quality, service, and inventory turns by what...
Linking level requirements in production planning and scheduling
1987,
Hierarchical planning and scheduling methods, properly applied, can bridge the gap between theory and...
Just-in-time: Meeting the competitive challenge
1987,
This undergraduate award article examines the way in which manufacturing manufacturers have had to meet...
A successful implementation of group technology and cell manufacturing
1987,
The success of the Japanese in many manufacturing areas has driven the domestic manufacturer to seek new...
Some conclusions about JIT manufacturing
1987,
The bases for this article are the two APICS Study Missions which the author has made to Japan, the...
Production and operations management techniques in manufacturing: Comparing the United Kingdom to the United States
1987,
The survey upon which this work was based sought to establish production managers’ areas of...
Component part number substitution in MRP
1987,
Material substitution can be a real problem, especially in electronic industries. However, automated...
Production batch sizes in a repetitive flexible assembly system
1987,
This article demonstrates the use of a joint production batch-size procedure for scheduling a flexible...
The current state of robotics in Japan: Some implications
1987,
Robotics technologies and applications have increased dramatically in the developed countries in the past...
The effect of setup time on production lot sizes
1987,
Most researchers on manufacturing lot sizing have ignored setup times and instead concentrated only on...
Job-shop decision support with a microcomputer spreadsheet
1987,
Evaluating alternative schedules is an old problem facing job shop managers. A simple microcomputer-based...
A fast microcomputer program for ordering using the Wagner-Whitin algorithm
1987,
The authors have developed a very fast microcomputer code (available to readers) for the Wagner-Whitin...
The bottom line begins at the top...re-visited
1987,
Preparation of a sales forecast is essential to the success of MRP II. The author examines the process and...
Simulating the economic lot scheduling problem: I. Model description
1987,
This simulation model for the economic lot scheduling problem was created to evaluate scheduling policies,...
Sequence loss and built-in tardiness in MRP-driven shops
1987,
Job shops using infinite-loading and backward-scheduling MRP systems will complete some jobs out of order...
A knowledge-based approach to production planning
1990,
This paper discusses a knowledge-based approach to production planning, the process of establishing...
Splitting formulas for computing connectedness probability of undirected graphs
1990,
This paper presents a general splitting formula for computing the connectedness probability (overall...
The state of JIT implementation and development in the U.S.A
1990,
Although much has been written about the successful application of just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) in...
Analysis of optimal machining conditions for flow-type automated manufacturing systems: Maximum efficiency for multi-product production
1990,
The optimal machining speeds to be utilized on the multiple stages of a flow-type automated manufacturing...
A simple formula for estimating throughput of serial production lines with variable processing times and limited buffer capacity
1990,
This paper develops an analytical formula for throughput (jobs per hour) of a serial production line with...
A multifamily dynamic lot-sizing model with coordinated replenishments
1990,
The paper considers a multi-item production planning problem where items are grouped together into...
Solving production smoothing problems with a nonlinear candidate constraint method
1990,
The authors solve multiperiod nonlinear production smoothing problems by combining the convex simplex...
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