Found 97029 papers in total
A cost evaluation method for dynamic line balancing
1983,
A procedure is presented for calculating stochastic costs, which include operator (labor) and inventory...
A review of cellular manufacturing assumptions, advantages and design techniques
1984,
Cellular manufacturing is the phsyical division of the functional job shop’s manufacturing machinery...
A cost-effective approach to stochastic line balancing with off-line repairs
1984,
This paper describes a methodology for designing approximately minimum cost paced assembly lines under...
The potential of group technology for U.S. manufacturing
1984,
In an effort, first, to determine the status of GT use in the U.S. and, second, to provide some insights...
Progress toward the ‘factory of the future’
1984,
Despite the considerable attention being placed on the potential payoffs from programmable manufacturing...
Selecting master slab width(s) for continuous steel casting
1984,
This research investigates a production planning problem faced by one of the largest companies in the...
Resolving uncertainty in manufacturing systems
1984,
This paper examines the effectiveness of three commonly practised methods used to resolve uncertainty in...
Assemble-to-order manufacturing: Implications for materials management
1984,
A company’s manufacturing is often characterized as either make-to-stock (MTS), make-to-order (MTO),...
Planning horizons for master production scheduling
1984,
This study addresses the issue of planning horizons for companies employing a make-to-stock competitive...
The subassemblies problem: Make to stock or combine?
1984,
In intermittent manufacturing of complex, assembled products, subassemblies are commonly produced on...
On the natural cycle time of assembly lines
1984,
Heavy products such as airplanes are assembled in an assembly line fashion. These assembly lines are...
Achieving factory automation through Group Technology principles
1985,
This article illustrates the use of Group Technology (GT) principles for integrating the various elements...
The human factor in cellular manufacturing
1985,
Little study has been devoted to the human aspects of the use of production cells. The research reported...
A heuristic algorithm for capacity sensitive requirements planning
1985,
This research explores one way to make MRP systems more sensitive to capacity limitations at the time of...
Stochastic unpaced line design: Review and further experimental results
1985,
Previous design studies of unpaced assembly lines that exhibit stochastic task times indicate that an...
Sharp conditions for the oscillation of delay difference equations
1989,
Suppose that is a nonnegative sequence of real numbers and let k be a positive integer. We prove that is a...
Random circles in the d-dimensional unit ball
1989,
This note gives the solution of the following problem concerning geometric probabilities. What is the...
Empirical Laplace transform and approximation of compound distributions
1990,
Let be i.i.d. non-negative random variables with d.f. F and Laplace transform L . Let N be integer valued...
The formulation and solution of logical puzzles
1990,
This paper considers the way that an integer programming formulation may be appropriate to a variety of...
The effect of various production strategies on product structures with commonality
1985,
Although the focus in MRP research has remained on tactical issues, this study will deal with several...
On ‘Currently Practiced Formulations of the Assembly Line Balance Problem’
1985,
In ‘Currently Practiced Formulations of the Assembly Line Balance Problem’, Gunther, Johnson,...
An investigation of labor assignment rules in a dual-constrained job shop
1985,
One of the management decisions required to operate a dual-constrained job shop is the labor assignment...
An evaluation of overtime policies for a repair shop
1985,
This article presents the first attempt to develop and examine overtime policies for a repair shop...
An assessment of industrial robots: Capabilities, economics, and impacts
1986,
The purpose of this article is to examine some of the important issues underlying robot technology and to...
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