International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 19 Issue 8

Assessing the responsiveness of existing production operations

Jeremy B. Matson, Duncan C. McFarlane

Production responsiveness refers to the ability of a production system to achieve its operational goals in the presence of supplier, internal and customer disturbances, where…

Rapid changeover – a pre‐requisite for responsive manufacture

A.R. Mileham, S.J. Culley, G.W. Owen, R.I. McIntosh

The ability to effect rapid changeover on a manufacturing line, from one product to another, is a key pre‐requisite for increased flexibility, lead time reduction and responsive…

Impact of manufacturing response time on retailer inventory

Dennis E. Blumenfeld, Carlos F. Daganzo, Michael C. Frick, David J.A. Gonsalvez

Retailers receiving items from a manufacturer carry inventory to meet customer demand. As items are sold, a retailer orders new items to replenish the inventory. Once an order is…

Responsiveness of the order fulfilment process

Duangpun Kritchanchai, B.L. MacCarthy

This paper discusses evidence from field studies undertaken to investigate the responsiveness of the order fulfilment process in a number of companies. The evidence is analysed in…

Model‐driven, component‐based approach to reconfiguring manufacturing software systems

Richard Weston

Current practice when specifying and developing manufacturing software leads to enterprise systems that are difficult to change. With the purpose of improving current practice a…