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Manufacturing Audit in the Process of Strategy Formulation
K.W. Platts, M.J. GregoryThe need to develop manufacturing strategies which are consistentwith and supportive of overall business strategies is now widelyaccepted. A manufacturing audit approach which has…
A Methodology for the Design and Implementation of Resilient CAPM Systems
R. Maull, D. Hughes, S. Childe, N. Weston, D. Tranfield, S. SmithIn 1986 a comprehensive study into the state of the art in ComputerAided Production Management (CAPM) in UK industry commissioned by theACME (Application of Computers to…
An Integrative Model of Japanese Manufacturing Techniques
Jit Seng Chan, Danny A. Samson, Amrik S. SohalThe manufacturing techniques used by Japanese companies to providea competitive advantage have been shown by Japan′s outstanding economicperformance to be effective over a long…
A Review of Multi‐stage Lot‐sizing Models
Yash P. Gupta, Ying KeungRecently several authors have concentrated their efforts indeveloping models to determine the economic lot size for multi‐stagesystems. This is due to the fact that an increasing…
On the Simulation Run Length: A Step towards Real Time Control in an FMS
Amit Garg, Hsu‐Pin (Ben) WangIn any real time control system, its scheduling and control policyshould be reassessed every time the state of the system changes. Inlarge and complex systems, this could be a…
Using Simulation to Solve Design and Operational Problems
K. ChaharbaghiOne of the most challenging problems facing industrial engineersconcerns the design and operational planning of today′s sophisticatedproduction systems. The need for a detailed…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen