... of new processes, products and systems and to improve the performance of manufacturing systems. The paper presents a case and methodology for an integrated system for strategic, tactical, operational and project planning. The proposed methodology is based on structured systems analysis and simulation...

...D.F. Kehoe; N.J. Boughton Discusses some of the key elements of research which will investigate the role of the Internet within the manufacturing supply chain and, in particular, focuses on its impact on the manufacturing planning and control operation. Although much of the current Internet...

... of their operations network, in particular the role of manufacturing planning and control systems. This paper describes current research which examines the classification of manufacturing supply chains and positions Internet‐based applications in order to identify the operations management challenges for the next...

...Alexander Howard; Ashok Kochhar; John Dilworth Outlines an objective model based approach for the functional specification of manufacturing planning and control (MPC) systems. It is based on the premise that there is factual information (company characteristics and management concerns) which can...

... developed for the planning time frame of January to September of 1990 for the following replanning intervals. Past research has also shown that the choice of a forecast window has a significant impact on the performance of rolling schedules. For a deterministic demand environment, Baker (1977) indicated...

...‐utilization can provide significant workforce savings and that there tend to be diminishing returns beyond 50 per cent productivity in the secondary skill. Employees Human resource management Operations management Planning Many service delivery systems operate with a workforce...

... of the AMT failures today can be attributed to an inadequate planning process. Proposes a four‐stage research framework that addresses issues in: planning the manufacturing system; planning for an appropriate infrastructure; planning for new relationships with the external environment; and justifying...

...Shanling Li; Ershi Qi Most of the literature on just‐in‐time (JIT) production lines has focused on modelling the system into Markov‐chain. However, in practice,demands for products are known in a short planning horizon. Further,there is scarcity in the literature describing the dynamics and timing...

... is developed which gives optimal unloading schedules very quickly, making it suitable for daily JIT purchases delivery planning. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Decision‐support systems Delivery Just‐in‐time Planning Purchasing techniques Prerequisites for a successful JIT purchasing programme...

... site to develop an appropriate marketing strategy for the target firms, and to plan modifications based on firms′ attitudes. For those considering the construction or alteration of an industrial site the models can provide additional insight into the planning and development of the facilities. © MCB...

...M.J. Cheng; J.E.L. Simmons Proposes that the role of traceability in manufacturing systems is to enable the history of events to be followed and compared with scheduled plans and predefined goals. Tracing techniques can be used to detect system status (status tracing), analyse system performance...

... as the main TQM implementation difficulties. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Corporate culture Ishikawa Mindsets Organizational change Planning Problem solving TQM By this time there can be few companies or organizations which have not heard of the importance of total quality. Recent surveys...

...S.K. Goyal; A. Gunasekaran; T. Martikainen; P. Yli‐Olli Presents a mathematical model for determining Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) in a multistage flow‐shop production system for the case where the demand for items per unit time is deterministic and the planning horizon is finite. Solves...

... Organizational change Planning Manufacturing strategy IJOPM 12,7/8 92 Revised November 1991 Changing Manufacturing Strategy: Some Approaches and Experiences N.J. Kinnie, R.V.W. Staughton University of Bath, UK, and E.H. Davies Independent Consultant Introduction Major changes in manufacturing strategy often...

... Models Planning Supply and demand Economic order quantities IJOPM 11,9 Supplier Credit in the Economic Order Quantity Model James M. Wilson Glasgow Business School, Glasgow University, Scotland 64 Received August 1990 Revised January 1991 Introduction The standard economic order quantity model...

... students to self‐learn entirely by working their way through a program manual in front of a screen. Potential uses of microcomputer‐based simulations and the possible learning benefits are explored. Uses of an aggregate planning case study are given as an example, involving manual calculations, group...

...Terence M. Hancock In 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 same machine path or routing is followed each time the part is released for manufacture. A prototype...

...Roy Westbrook The 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 planning systems and people development initiatives, examples of which are described. The degree to which...