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Behavioural consequences of performance measures in cellular manufacturing
Robin C. Daniels, N.D. BurnsPresents some of the preliminary findings from research which has sought to identify performance drivers in manufacturing cells. A medium‐sized UK automotive component supplier…
A customer‐focus methodology for the manufacture of ready‐to‐assemble products
R.P. Sundarraj, Manu S. Madan, Tom BramorskiReady‐to‐assemble products such as exercise bicycles and furniture have successfully been marketed to customers as a low‐cost alternative to fully assembled ones. Due to the…
An evaluation of order picking routeing policies
Charles G. PetersenOrder picking, the assembly of a customer’s order from items in storage, is an essential link in the supply chain and is the major cost component of warehousing. The critical…
A new taxonomy of modern manufacturing practices
Richard Bolden, Patrick Waterson, Peter Warr, Chris Clegg, Toby WallOutlines a comprehensive taxonomy of modern manufacturing practices. Previous attempts have tended to be partial in coverage and to concentrate on performance issues, rather than…
Designing performance measures: a structured approach
Andy Neely, Huw Richards, John Mills, Ken Platts, Mike BourneDescribes the development and testing of a framework which can assist in the process of designing performance measures. Grounds the framework in the relevant literature and…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen