International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 9 Issue 3

Impact of Advanced Manufacturing Technology on Industrial Relations: A Comparative Study

Yash P. Gupta, Michael D. Yakimchuk

The introduction of flexible manufacturing systems, has resulted inmany changes at the work place. These changes have implications in thearea of industrial relations as well as in…

A Review of Literature Relating to JIT

A.S. Sohal, A.Z. Keller, R.H. Fouad

A review of recent literature is presented relating to generalJust‐in‐Time (JIT) philosophy, its supply bases and on the formalisedand mathematical models. JIT has become a…

Application of Goal Programming for Capacity Waste Minimisation

Sushil, S. Dewan, V.K. Agrawal

The use of goal programming in minimising capacity waste in theShock Absorber Department of a batch manufacturing automobile plant isillustrated. The concept of capacity waste is…

Technological Competence, Technology Aversion and Strategic Manufacturing Competitiveness

John G. Wacker

The relationship between technology and strategic competitivenessis investigated. It is suggested that effective management of employeesand equipment can speed technological…

Technical Paper: Solving the No‐intermediate Storage Flowshop Scheduling Problem

Byung‐Suh Kang, Robert E. Markland

The no‐intermediate storage flowshop scheduling problem isinvestigated. Six algorithms for solving this problem are developed andevaluated in terms of the quality and efficiency…

Technical Paper Response: Determination of Manufacturing Cycle Time in Multi‐stage Production Systems

S.K. Goyal, S. Singhal

A corrected attempt to determine the size of in‐process inventoryand the manufacturing lead time for an n‐stage production system ismade. This corrects the earlier model developed…