International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 8 Issue 1

The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Process Planning

Chao‐Hsien Chu, Hsu‐Pin Wang

During recent decades, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) from computer science, psychology and linguistics has created a great impact on the design and implementation…

JIT and the Effects of Varying Process and Set‐Up Times

L.C. Lee, K.H.W. Seah

There is considerable interest in the Just‐in‐Time production method and the potential benefits that can be realised, particularly in a reduction in the work‐in‐progress…

Integrating MRP with Information Systems through the MEISE Grid

Chrwan‐jyh Ho, David M. Dilts

A framework is presented based on the MRP Evolution‐Information System Evolution (MEISE) grid to classify MRP users in terms of the diagonal band along the dimension of…

A Functional Objective Search Approach to Aggregate Planning

Vic Gilgeous

This article details how survey evidence of aggregate planning practice can be modelled to develop a functional objective search (FOS) system which incorporates the strategies and…

Multi‐Item Inventory Models with Co‐ordinated Replenishments: A Survey

Yasemin Aksoy, S. Selcuk Erenguc

In a multi‐item environment with a joint set‐up cost structure considerable savings may be realised by co‐ordinating the replenishments. This article presents a unified survey of…

The Determination of In‐Process Inventory and Manufacturing Lead Time in Multi‐Stage Production Systems

M.A. Ornek, P.I. Collier

In most manufacturing systems, a number of production stages are involved between which some in‐process inventory usually occurs. This inventory imposes a further cost on the…