International Journal of Production Research, Volume 50, Issue 7 (2012)

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International Journal of Production Research, Volume 50, Issue 7 (2012)

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Managing information and supplies inventory operations in a manufacturing environment. Part 2: An order-timing and sizing algorithm
Tim Baker & Vaidyanathan Jayaraman
Pages: 1767-1779
Published online: 05 Jul 2011
AbstractforManaging information and supplies inventory operations in a manufacturing environment. Part 2: An order-timing and sizing algorithm | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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An available-to-promise process considering production and transportation uncertainties and multiple performance measures
Hosang Jung
Pages: 1780-1798
Published online: 05 Jul 2011
AbstractforAn available-to-promise process considering production and transportation uncertainties and multiple performance measures | Full Text | References | PDF (482.5 KB)
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Guidelines for the deployment and implementation of manufacturing scheduling systems
Jose M. Framinan & Rubén Ruiz
Pages: 1799-1812
Published online: 04 Aug 2011
AbstractforGuidelines for the deployment and implementation of manufacturing scheduling systems | Full Text | References | PDF (123.7 KB)
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Integrating analytical hierarchy process to genetic algorithm for re-entrant flow shop scheduling problem
Danping Lin, C.K.M. Lee & Zhang Wu
Pages: 1813-1824
Published online: 08 Jul 2011
AbstractforIntegrating analytical hierarchy process to genetic algorithm for re-entrant flow shop scheduling problem | Full Text | References | PDF (164.9 KB)
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System parameter selection with information axiom for the new product introduction to the hybrid manufacturing systems under dual-resource constraint
Tijen Ertay & Sule Itir Satoğlu
Pages: 1825-1839
Published online: 06 Sep 2011
AbstractforSystem parameter selection with information axiom for the new product introduction to the hybrid manufacturing systems under dual-resource constraint | Full Text | References | PDF (684.6 KB)
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Network-analysis approaches to deal with causal complexity in a supply network
Carel Nicolaas Bezuidenhout, Shamim Bodhanya, Thawani Sanjika, Milindi Sibomana & Gordon Louis Nelson Boote
Pages: 1840-1849
Published online: 07 Jul 2011
AbstractforNetwork-analysis approaches to deal with causal complexity in a supply network | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Application of Axiomatic Design principles to control complexity dynamics in a mixed-model assembly system: a case analysis
Dominik T. Matt
Pages: 1850-1861
Published online: 29 Jun 2011
AbstractforApplication of Axiomatic Design principles to control complexity dynamics in a mixed-model assembly system: a case analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (793.8 KB)
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A heuristic procedure for solving the Lexicographic Bottleneck Assembly Line Balancing Problem (LB-ALBP)
Rafael Pastor, Ignacio Chueca & Alberto García-Villoria
Pages: 1862-1876
Published online: 25 Jul 2011
AbstractforA heuristic procedure for solving the Lexicographic Bottleneck Assembly Line Balancing Problem (LB-ALBP) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Supplier evaluation and selection: a hybrid model based on DEAHP and ABC
Xiaojin Zhang, C.K.M. Lee & Songlin Chen
Pages: 1877-1889
Published online: 25 Jul 2011
AbstractforSupplier evaluation and selection: a hybrid model based on DEAHP and ABC | Full Text | References | PDF (380.1 KB)
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Applicability of lean production with VSM to the Rioja wine sector
E. Jiménez, A. Tejeda, M. Pérez, J. Blanco & E. Martínez
Pages: 1890-1904
Published online: 27 Oct 2011
AbstractforApplicability of lean production with VSM to the Rioja wine sector | Full Text | References | PDF (727.1 KB)
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Combining neural networks and genetic algorithms for optimising the parameter design of the inter-metal dielectric process
Chia-Jen Chou & Li-Fei Chen
Pages: 1905-1916
Published online: 04 Aug 2011
AbstractforCombining neural networks and genetic algorithms for optimising the parameter design of the inter-metal dielectric process | Full Text | References | PDF (389.4 KB)
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Comparison of order-fulfilment performance in MTO and MTS systems with an inventory cost budget constraint
Xiao-Feng Shao & Ming Dong
Pages: 1917-1931
Published online: 18 Jul 2011
AbstractforComparison of order-fulfilment performance in MTO and MTS systems with an inventory cost budget constraint | Full Text | References | PDF (575.8 KB)
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Applying TLFs to design the exception thresholds in collaborative forecasting
Shiow-Yun Chang & Tsung-Yuan Yeh
Pages: 1932-1941
Published online: 29 Jun 2011
AbstractforApplying TLFs to design the exception thresholds in collaborative forecasting | Full Text | References | PDF (167.1 KB)
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Successful implementations of MES in Korean manufacturing SMEs: an empirical study
Sang M. Lee, Soon Goo Hong, Pairin Katerattanakul & Na Rang Kim
Pages: 1942-1954
Published online: 12 Jul 2011
AbstractforSuccessful implementations of MES in Korean manufacturing SMEs: an empirical study | Full Text | References | PDF (319.1 KB)
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Inventory flexibility through adjustment contracts
Rong Li & Jennifer K. Ryan
Pages: 1955-1978
Published online: 04 Aug 2011
AbstractforInventory flexibility through adjustment contracts | Full Text | References | PDF (457 KB)
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Flexible job-shop scheduling problems with ‘AND’/‘OR’ precedence constraints
Sanghyup Lee, Ilkyeong Moon, Hyerim Bae & Jion Kim
Pages: 1979-2001
Published online: 30 Aug 2011
AbstractforFlexible job-shop scheduling problems with ‘AND’/‘OR’ precedence constraints | Full Text | References | PDF (658.3 KB)
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Relationship between downstream integration, performance measurement systems and supply network efficiency
Pamela Danese & Pietro Romano
Pages: 2002-2013
Published online: 19 Jul 2011
AbstractforRelationship between downstream integration, performance measurement systems and supply network efficiency | Full Text | References | PDF (204.2 KB)
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Taxonomy of models for tolerance analysis in assembling
Wilma Polini
Pages: 2014-2029
Published online: 25 Jul 2011
AbstractforTaxonomy of models for tolerance analysis in assembling | Full Text | References | PDF (268.3 KB)
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A methodology for simultaneous optimisation of design parameters for the preventive maintenance and quality policy incorporating Taguchi loss function
Divya Pandey, Makarand S. Kulkarni & Prem Vrat
Pages: 2030-2045
Published online: 19 Jul 2011
AbstractforA methodology for simultaneous optimisation of design parameters for the preventive maintenance and quality policy incorporating Taguchi loss function | Full Text | References | PDF (279.6 KB)
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Divergence control of a one-level supply chain replenishment rule
Fernanda Strozzi, Carlo Noè & José-Manuel Zaldívar
Pages: 2046-2057
Published online: 25 Jul 2011
AbstractforDivergence control of a one-level supply chain replenishment rule | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Effects of flexibility and scheduling decisions on the performance of an FMS: simulation modelling and analysis
O.A. Joseph & R. Sridharan
Pages: 2058-2078
Published online: 14 Jul 2011
AbstractforEffects of flexibility and scheduling decisions on the performance of an FMS: simulation modelling and analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (258.9 KB)
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