International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 17 Issue 5

Trade‐off between maximizing throughput rate and minimizing system time in kanban systems

A. Andijani

Investigates the trade‐off between the average throughput rate and the average systems time using kanban discipline. Considers a multistage serial production line system with…

A heuristic for sequencing PCBs with due‐dates

K. Raj Kumar, T.T. Narendran

Addresses the problem of sequencing a set of PCBs on a single assembling machine. Considers two objectives, namely minimizing tardiness and minimizing the set‐ups. Reduces…

Developing a framework for the effective planning and implementation of advanced manufacturing technology

Michael H. Small, Mahmoud M. Yasin

Uses information gathered from the advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) literature to develop an integrated conceptual framework for effectively planning and implementing these…

A spine layout design method for semiconductor fabrication facilities containing automated material‐handling systems

Taho Yang, Brett A. Peters

A bay configuration arranged along a central spine and served by an automated monorail material‐handling system are common designs for the layout and material‐handling system in…

Towards the manufacturing enterprises of the future

K. Vinodrai Pandya, Andreas Karlsson, Stefano Sega, A. Carrie

Presents a table comparing business process for the future manufacturing enterprises with a set of mapping techniques and methodologies. The first section is a brief introduction…

Integrated performance measurement systems: a development guide

Umit S. Bititci, Allan S. Carrie, Liam McDevitt

The performance management process is seen as a closed loop control system which deploys policy and strategy, and obtains feedback from various levels in order to manage the…