International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 12 Issue 6

ITEC: An Integrated Manufacturing Instructional Exercise

William L. Berry, Vincent A. Mabert

Describes an integrative microcomputer‐based exercise, ITEC, usedin teaching manufacturing strategy and manufacturing planning andcontrol courses. The exercise allows students the…

The Competitive Characteristics of Scottish Manufacturing Companies

W.N. Shaw, A.H. Clarkson, M.A. Stone

Aims to examine the competitive characteristics of Scottishmanufacturing industry as perceived by the companies themselves. Reportson an empirical survey of all medium (over 100…

Research Framework for Investigating the Effectiveness of Dampening Procedures to Cope with MRP System Nervousness

Chrwan‐jyh Ho, Ram Narasimhan, Steve A. Melnyk, Phillip L. Carter

There are several alternatives suggested in the literature to dealwith material requirements planning (MRP) system nervousness.Conventional uncertainty buffering techniques, such…

Modelling the Turnover Rate of a Production System as a Performance Indicator

A. Gunasekaran, S.K. Goyal, T. Martikainen, P. Yli‐Olli

In any organization, the information relevant to the problem areais essential in making decisions. The top management makes decisionslike expansion of the plant, automation…

Characteristics of Periodicals for Potential Authors and Readers in Production and Operations Management

A. Ansari, Diane Lockwood, Batoul Modarress

Journals and industry publications are important in communicationamong production and operations‐management academics and practitioners.There have been calls for more…

A New Contingent Critical‐ratio Technique

Ching‐Jong Liao

Critical‐ratio technique is a common approach used to identify thenext job to run on a machine. Recently, an alternative procedure, knownas the contingent critical‐ratio…