International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 13 Issue 10

Manufacturing Competence and Business Performance: A Framework and Empirical Analysis

Jay S. Kim, Peter Arnold

Presents a framework of manufacturing competence, and tests itstheoretical validity using empirical data from a large‐scale survey.Interesting findings include: the regression…

The Effect of Capacity Limitations on Safety Stock

John Mapes

When a production system is operating at close to capacity then,after a period of high demand, it may take some time to restore stocksto the level necessary to provide a given…

Participative Business Modelling to Support Strategic Decision Making in Operations — A Case Study

Henk Akkermans

Describes a case study in which a consultancy method based on participative business modelling was used to support strategic decision making in the field of operations. In this…

Assignment Model Formulation of the Machine Cell Formation Problem in Cellular Manufacturing

O. Felix Offodile

Presents an assignment model formulation for the machine cellformation problem in cellular manufacturing based on an appropriatedefinition of dissimilarlity between any pair of…

Manufacturing Practices in the Commonwealth of Independent States

Alexander Ardishvili, Arthur V. Hill

Seeks to identify and compare the production planning and controlpractices in the small machine tool and non‐fashion textile industriesin the Commonwealth of Independent States…

Preventive Maintenance in a Multiple Shift and High Volume Manufacturing Operation

David Osborne, Shahram Taj

Shows how to implement a preventive maintenance (PM) system in ahigh volume manufacturing operation with a just‐in‐time environment.Determines the tasks that are…