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Time to Forget “Just‐in‐Time”? Observations on a Visit to Japan
Roy WestbrookThe study of Japanese manufacture continues to focus on certain elements of the JIT/kanban approach. A recent study tour found that these elements might be broadened to include…
Implications of Formal Production Information Systems for Production Management
Roy A. BoggsProduction systems are becoming more and more information intensive activities. Production management is faced with new challenges which demand an overall information approach to…
Effects of Adaptive Process Planning on Job Cost and Lateness Measures
Terence M. HancockIn a small‐lot manufacturing facility, process planning is the task of specifying a machine series that will produce a certain part from a given raw material. Traditionally, the…
The Senior Production Manager: Working within a Network of Human Relationships
Howard D. FeldmanSenior production managers are placed in a network of relationships which both influence and are influenced by the responsibilities of their jobs. The results are reported of a…
Productivity Measurement in a Manufacturing Company
R.P. Mohanty, Illiyas RajputProductivity improvement is central to the growth and survival of an organisation. The results of a study carried out to measure productivity in a wire rope manufacturing company…
An Improved Procedure for Economic Order Quantity with All‐unit Price Discounts
O.K. GuptaSuppliers often offer price discounts for large purchases. These discounts are generally of two types: all‐unit discounts and incremental discounts. An improved procedure is…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen