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Just‐In‐Time Production System: Some Requirements for Implementation
Sang M. Lee, Maling EbrahimpourMany consider that Japanese manufacturing management techniques are among several factors which have contributed to Japan's superior quality and high growth rate of productivity…
The Phased Release of Batches into a Job Shop
J. Browne, B.J. DaviesMuch research has been reported on the possibilities of using various heuristic priority rules to sequence batches through a job shop. The SPT (Shortest Priority Time) heuristic…
Production Management — The Art of the Possible
K.G. LockyerA framework is provided whereby a satisfactory manufacturing policy can be drawn up and policy amendments subsequently audited. Five axioms are set down which must be taken into…
Hours Control Systems
R.A. Lee, S. ColmanResearch into flexible hours control systems has been largely confined to analyses of the impact of flexitime. This article argues that this aspect of management control is too…
Demand Forecasting and Aggregate Planning in the Electrical Supply Industry
D.H.R. Price, J.A. SharpA simulation study of the importance of the choice of demand forecasting method in the aggregate capacity planning of the UK electricity supply industry is reported. Using a…
Inventory Control Problems in Developing Countries
P.C.L. GoonatilakeThis article examines inventory control problems in developing countries using the results of a field study conducted in the industrial sector of a developing country. It is shown…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen