Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 19 Issue 8

Operational implications of early supplier involvement in semiconductor manufacturing firms: A case study

Yuan‐Yuan Jiao, Jun Du, Roger J. Jiao, David L. Butler

Existing earlier supplier involvement (ESI) models mostly emphasize the product development perspective with limited attention to the process development dimension. Towards this…

Information quality implications of planning process integration

Mattias Gustavsson

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of manufacturing planning and control (MPC) process integration on information quality (IQ).

Capacity upgrade criteria of large‐intensive material handling and storage systems: a case study

Antonio C. Caputo, Pacifico M. Pelagagge

This paper aims to discuss some relevant issues in the design and operation of material handling and storage systems (MH&SS) characterized by complex material flows and…

Using simulation to assess the introduction of technology in a continuous operations process

Andrew Greasley

To investigate the role of simulation in the introduction of technology in a continuous operations process.

A Petri net model for sequence optimization and performance analysis of flexible assembly systems

Hamid Ullah, Erik L.J. Bohez

The purpose of this paper is to present a new generic Petri net (PN) model based on assembly plan for assembly sequence optimization. The model aims to allow modeling the flexible…

Assessment of clustering tendency for the design of cellular manufacturing systems

Hamdi A. Bashir, Samir Karaa

Without reliance on results obtained from applying a cell formation method, this paper aims to describe a simple quantitative approach to testing whether an underlying pattern of…

Multi‐response optimisation using Taguchi method and super ranking concept

George J. Besseris

The purpose of this paper is to propose a simple methodology in solving multi‐response optimisation problems by employing Taguchi methods and a non‐parametric statistical…

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Car manufacturers are going green … but, is it green enough to survive?

Breno Nunes

Outstanding Paper Award

Note from the publisher

Vicky Williams