International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 14 Issue 8

The Introduction of CIM: A Strategic Analysis

Wendy Nichols, Oswald Jones

The research was carried out to identify the links between theintroduction of computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) and corporatestrategy. The study took place in an…

The Organizational Side of Flexible Manufacturing Technology: Guidelines for Managers

Mary Jo Maffei, Jack Meredith

Presents eight guidelines to help managers better utilize their flexiblemanufacturing technology (FMT). Suggests changes in the operator′s role,the production planning system and…

The TSC Project: A Strategic R&D Initiative in Operations Management

C.M. Khoong, Y.W. Ku

The Total Service Concept (TSC) framework, which forms part of along‐term R&D strategy in the Information Technology Institute inSingapore, is aimed towards sustained product…

Maintenance Scheduling: Issues, Results and Research Needs

Noemi M. Paz, William Leigh

Productivity, based on estimated and actual hours, of most maintenanceworkers is only 30 to 50 per cent. Given the significance of maintenanceto manufacturing competitiveness, it…

Student Bias against POM Coursework and Manufacturing

Kiran Desai, R. Anthony Inman

Students have traditionally shied away from the production andoperations management (POM) courses offered in schools of business infavour of financial and marketing coursework…

A Very Fast Production Scheduler

Chao‐Lin Chang, Nicholas A.J. Hastings, Chris White

A fast production scheduling system, the very fast scheduler (VFS), hasbeen developed by the authors. It creates a capacity constrainedproduction schedule within one minute of…

Inventory Replenishment Policy for Deteriorating Items with a Linear Trend in Demand Considering Shortages

Pin‐Shou Ting, Kun‐Jen Chung

Considers the inventory system using the assumptions that the demandrate is deterministic and follows a linear trend, that the rate ofdeterioration is constant and that shortages…