International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 6 Issue 1

Purchase Lot Sizing Research for MRP Systems

W.C. Benton

The purchasing function is growing in importance in today's industrial economy. In many purchasing situations there are a number of conflicting considerations that influence the…

Teaching the Techniques of Computer Aided Production Management and Simulation Modelling

G. Southern

A software package is described that attempts to develop students' knowledge of Computer Aided Production Management (CAPM) systems and an awareness of the power of the computer…

Delays on Large Construction Projects

A. Sullivan, F.C. Harris

The construction industry suffers from fragmentation owing to the temporary nature of project execution and the specialisms incorporated into a project. Major construction…

Marketing Strategies and the New Manufacturing Technologies

K.J. Blois

Recent developments in the manufacturing technologies of many industries have arisen in response to market pressures. These technologies also make possible improvements and…

Japanese Worker Attitudes: A Key Factor in Productivity

Kiyohiko Sakurai

The prosperity of a nation and the welfare of its people depends to a large extent on the degree of development achieved by the bulk of the industries that support the nation's…

A Critique of Some Current Plant Layout Techniques

P.H. Waghodekar, S. Sahu

Some of the main features of the major existing approaches designed to solve the multi‐goal layout problem are highlighted. Most of these heuristic approaches are of the…