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Cell‐based Manufacturing Systems: Design and Implementation
Paul PrickettOutlines some major features that should be incorporated into the designof cell‐based manufacturing systems. Presents these features as a seriesof observations which are based on…
Quality Assurance in Human Resource Management for Computer‐integrated Manufacturing
Cary D. Thorp, William D. Torrence, Marc SchniederjansJust as materials undergo acceptance sampling to improve quality, soshould the human resources undergo acceptance sampling to improve thequality they contribute to a product. The…
Optimal Due‐date Assignment in an Assembly Shop
T.C.E. ChengUnder intensified pressure from both domestic and foreign competition,today′s manufacturers must strive to keep delivery promises and reducewaste. This depends largely on a…
Managing Operations in the Former Soviet Union: Current Situation and Future Development
Zinovy D. RadovilskyDealing with ex‐Soviet republics, American companies desperately needreliable information about the current status of production andoperations management in the former Soviet…
Monitoring the Performance of a Reorder Point System: A Control Chart Approach
Charles A. Watts, Chan K. Hahn, Byung‐Kyu SohnIn order to ensure that an inventory system is performing correctly,management must continually monitor the system and take correctiveaction as necessary. Only a few previous…
A Make‐or‐Buy Decision Analysis Involving Imprecise Data
K. Paul Yoon, G. NaadimuthuThe make‐or‐buy decision has been performed on the assumption that costdata are deterministic and accurate. The data available to decisionmakers are often highly imprecise because…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen