Integrated Manufacturing Systems: Volume 11 Issue 2
Table of contents
Optimisation of man‐on‐board automated storage/retrieval systems
Fabrizio Dallari, Gino Marchet, Remigio RuggeriThis study is concerned with evaluating the performance of different storage policies and tour construction procedures for multi‐command picking using automated storage‐retrieval…
Layout design in manual picking systems: a simulation approach
Franco Caron, Gino Marchet, Alessandro PeregoManual picking system productivity is greatly influenced by layout design (i.e. the layout scheme and the number of aisles). In fact, layout plays an important role in determining…
Environmental information systems based on enterprise resource planning
A.J.D. Lambert, M.H. Jansen, M.A.M. SplinterThis paper describes the consequences of the integration of environmental information within enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The state‐of‐the art of dedicated…
Make vs buy vs partnership in distributing commodities: a case study and a methodology
Gianluca Spina, Nicola Campanella, Giampaolo CodeluppiThis paper deals with the decision making about the strategic alternatives for distributing a commodity – the bulk cement – characterised by an extremely high incidence of the…
Logistics innovation in the film manufacturing industry
Masaaki Ohba, Toshifumi Uetake, Hitoshi TsubonePresents a case study of a production seat booking system for the photographic color film manufacturing industry. This manufacturing process is a hybrid flow shop, which consists…
A mathematical model for modal shift to minimize NOx emissions
Tadayuki Masui, Shigeru YurimotoThis is a preliminary study on the modal split of reducing environmental contaminants to a minimum. In this paper, we focus on NOx as a typical air pollutant and make clear the…
A Hayes‐Wheelwright framework approach for strategic management of third party logistics services
Sin Hoon HumThird party logistics services have a significant role to play in the current trend of outsourcing of the logistics function. From the third party logistics service provider’s…
Time compression in production and distribution within the textile‐apparel chain
C. Forza, A. VinelliThis paper offers a framework in order to examine the temporal sequences of the activities and decisions of the textile apparel chain and to present the prospects for improvement…