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The Structuring of Production Control Systems
J.W.M. Bertrand, J. WingaardCo‐ordination of the activities of production units is necessary to realise the required delivery performance in the market. These should not conflict with reaching the production…
Operations Supervisors in Manufacturing and Service Sectors in the United States: Are they Different?
Dennis J. Kulonda, William H. MoatesManufacturing and service supervisors share many similarities in their day‐to‐day activities, their beliefs about employees and their concern for doing a good job. However some…
A Probabilistic Batch Size Model for Perishable Products
C. Carl PegelsA batch size model developed for the therapeutic product problem has been instrumental in assisting the staff of a large general hospital to resolve problems associated with the…
An Action Research Approach to Productivity Measurement
R.P. Mohanty, S.C. RastogiTo overcome the weaknesses of individual approaches to productivity management several viewpoints have to be integrated. Such an approach is appropriate for different…
A Simple Model for Computing (s, S) Inventory Policies when Demand is Lumpy
K.L. Mak, C.H. HungIn recent decades there has been much interest and activity in the application of mathematical ideas for controlling inventory. However most of this has been related to the…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen