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Impact of e‐commerce in lowering operational costs and raising customer satisfaction
Sameer Kumar, Palo PetersenMuch research has been done on how e‐commerce has allowed companies to integrate business processes and reduce operational costs. The intent of this study, however, is to…
Development of a web‐based tele‐manufacturing service system for rapid prototyping
Xiao‐guang Liu, Ye Jin, Jun‐tong XiRapid prototyping (RP) technology is playing an important role in new product development but, because of the RP machines' costliness, many enterprises, especially those small and…
A model of knowledge processes in a manufacturing company
Anil B. Jambekar, Karol I. PelcThe core purpose is to offer a framework that integrates key insights from the literature on knowledge creation, learning and problem solving in conjunction with mapping of…
Rapid hard tooling process selection using QFD‐AHP methodology
Naga Hanumaiah, B. Ravi, N.P. MukherjeeTo provide a systematic framework for mold designers, that can be used for rapid tooling (RT) process selection and prioritization of process parameters.
Qualifound – a modular tool developed for quality improvement in foundries
Gilberto Santos, Joaquim BarbosaCastings defects are usually easy to characterize, but to eradicate them can be a difficult task. In many cases, defects are caused by the combined effect of different factors…
A case study on the operator allocation decision for TFT‐LCD inspection and packaging process
Yiyo Kuo, Taho YangThin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT‐LCD) is the primary flat panel display (FPD) technology, which is quickly becoming pervasive in many applications including…
A filter search algorithm based on machine‐order space for job‐shop scheduling problems
Shiu Hong Choi, Feng Yu YangThe research aims to develop a practicable method to solve relatively large job‐shop scheduling problems (JSSP) for production planning in real‐time.
ISSN:
1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
2004Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis