... Healthcare operations Decision-support tool Inventory control RFID technology Nomenclature i different products line R review period (year) L lead time (year) S_i order-up to level for item i (units...

... are introduced to solve the optimization problem. Detailed roadmaps of how to implement proposed approaches have been illustrated by different case scenarios. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Controllable lead time Inventory control Simulated Annealing Stochastic demand In multi...

... Counterfeiting Inventory control Tracking Radio frequencies Codes Manufacturing enterprises face tough competition in an increasingly globalized market, with increased regulatory scrutiny and requirements. To provide responsive and lean supply chain planning in meeting the conflicting demands...

...Marek Pawlak; Elżbieta Małyszek Purpose The paper's purpose is to provide a method of reducing inventory costs in multi‐product and multi‐nodes supply chains (SC). Design/methodology/approach The proposed approach is based on applying the classical inventory control models and simulation...

... to the entire facility and for all planning horizons from days to years. Forecasting is an operations manager's first line of defense in inventory control. The addition of a preprocessing step makes the application of traditional forecasting methods yield significantly better results. Originality/value...

... to society. The article recommends that legislation is needed to tip the balance enough to provide adequate privacy protection without unduly harming economic efficiency. Radio waves Product identification Surveillance Privacy Inventory control Distribution management The telescreen received...

... and inventory control parameters. In the next section (section 2), a literature review on mathematical approaches for designing distribution chain is presented. In section 3, the iterative approach is presented. In sections 4 and 5, design of the strategic model and the tactical model are presented...

... and component reservation methods as short‐term options for addressing the material availability problem. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Inventory control Simulation Production scheduling Production scheduling is a crucial aspect of manufacturing planning and control (MPC...

... of Visual IFPS/Plus’s “what‐if” facilities. Inventory control Decision‐support systems Problem solving Monte Carlo simulation The single‐period inventory problem can be summarised as follows. A single order quantity can be made for delivery of an item before the beginning of a period...

... of inventory control. This comes from less emphasis being placed on class B and D items, which represent the bulk of the inventory. This analysis gives a measure of inventory importance to each part, and also results in simplicity and ease of operation. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Computer...

... quality performance of suppliers improved after implementing the new JIT/TQM strategies. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Inventory control Just‐in‐time Purchasing techniques Supplier evaluation TQM Vendor rating Note: This paper was subsequently published in International Journal of Physical...

... that the inventory management function could play in improving profitability and productivity in the industrial public enterprises in the country. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Egypt Industrial performance Industry Inventory control Return on investment 22 INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT & DATA SYSTEMS 90,3 T his...

... in their operations. These concepts are reviewed and their applicability in a small business setting explored. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Inventory Control Planning Scheduling Small Business LINKING SMALL BUSINESS AND MODERN MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES by Yash P. Gupta Faculty of Management, University...

... of achieving that is with a closed‐loop MRP‐II computerised management system. © MCB UP Limited 1987 Inventory Control Materials Management Production Management Just-in-time Manufacturing* by Brian Maskell European Implementation Manager, Xerox Computer Services The world of manufacturing...