International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 6 Issue 3

Service — A Polemic and a Proposal

Keith Lockyer

The management of the transformation process is commonly divided into production and service. Production is fairly easy to define but service has many definitions. These are…

Teaching Manufacturing Strategy

T.J. Hill

In the 1980s the level of interest of businessmen and academics shown in the subject area of production/operations management (POM) has risen. Stimulated by the impact of world…

Introducing Service Industries in Operations Management Teaching

C. Armistead, R. Johnston, C.A. Voss

Most Western countries are demonstrating a trend in the public and private sector away from traditional manufacturing operations. This has resulted in customer‐led pressure for…

What is Computer‐integrated Manufacturing?

R.J. Boaden, B.G. Dale

In recent times data processing systems have become increasingly powerful and rapid advances have been made in machining and processing technologies. Growth in materials…

Multiple Criteria ABC Analysis

Benito E. Flores, D. Clay Whybark

Prioritising items for management attention has been advocated in operations management for a long time, normally using ABC analysis (inventory control). This focuses attention on…

A Bayesian Approach to the Evaluation of a Forecasting System

Bruce M. Woodworth

It is proposed that forecasting systems should be implemented on a trial basis and evaluated in terms of accuracy and/or economic benefits prior to full‐scale implementation. The…

Inventory Control with Price Fluctuations

Andreas Bachman

The effect of price fluctuations on optimal inventory control policy can be considerable. Most inventory models assume that purchase prices or production unit costs remain…