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A study on just‐in‐time practices in Singapore
Sin‐Hoon Hum, Yong‐Tjoon NgThe just‐in‐time (JIT) production system represents a newtechnology that has been widely promoted by the Singapore government andwhich has been adopted by several organizations…
A review of the order release policy research
Joel D. WisnerReviews a critical aspect of job shop scheduling research, namelythe decision regarding release timing of orders to the manufacturingshopfloor. Covers articles specifically…
A two‐stage procedure for designing a group technology system
Chun‐Hung Cheng, Chon‐Huat Goh, Anita LeeProposes a two‐stage procedure to design a group technology system.Formulates a 0‐1 quadratic programming model to allocate machines tomachine cells and a criterion to form…
Analysis of different transport solutions in the flexible manufacturing cell by using computer simulation
Andrej Polajnar, Borut Buchmeister, Marjan LeberSimulation has been gaining in acceptance as a tool which enablesindustrial and manufacturing engineers to perform extensive analysis ofthe problems they face on a daily basis…
Introducing variable‐interval appointment scheduling rules in service systems
Chrwan‐jyh Ho, Hon‐Shiang Lau, Jing LiThe general practice in implementing an appointment scheduling rule(ASR) is to enforce a certain rule, such as “blockappointment”, to schedule customer arrivals in service…
The impact of information systems on quality performance: an empirical study
Cipriano ForzaAsserts that information systems are an essential component in theefficacy of quality management systems and that information systemstherefore merit greater recognition within the…
Spreadsheet simulation of a queue with arrivals from a finite population: The machine repair problem
Kala Chand SealDemonstrates the application of spreadsheets in simulating queuingsystems with arrivals from a finite population. The problem is referredto as the machine repair problem where the…
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen