... Fuzzy TOPSIS multiple criteria decision-making technique is explained and applied to determine relative importance of the several decision criteria of FMS. This will help management of organizations in taking decision for implementing FMS in their organizations. From this study, it is found...

... includes both manufacture operations and long transport operations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Management Scheduling Supply network Genetic algorithms Production scheduling Recently, it is normally found that various enterprises cooperate in a network where each member...

...Gustavo A.C. Guzmán This paper examines a new model of production in a developing nation, the Electronics Contract Manufacturing Industry. It explores issues related to manufacturing management, competence building, organisation and implementation of manufacturing best practice. It argues...

... extreme expense of these computerized technologies; and are likely to have the skills and human resources it takes to understand, implement, and manage these technologies. Meredith (1987) also points out that evidence also suggests that small firms employ these technologies in novel, creative...

... process. The emergence of international standards for environmental management, such as the ISO 14000 series, has also created a strong incentive for manufacturers to promote environmentally conscious products and processes. Considerable progress has been made in design for the environment (DFE). However...

...P.W. Prickett This paper describes work undertaken to support an integrated approach to the autonomous maintenance management of machine tools and flexible manufacturing systems. The work described was initiated as part of a collaborative research project, funded under the European Community Eureka...

... strategy Decision‐support systems Management Manufacturing Manufacturing business is becoming more volatile. The need for logical and structured links between business strategy and manufacturing strategy is well established but rarely formally achieved. The operation specific architecture...

... of an MRP system. We would not wish to suggest that either approach is superior to the other; certainly the computer processing power now available on quite small, inexpensive machines makes the huge computing demand of a multiple iteration algorithm schedule system a manageable task but this same...

...Angel Martinez Sanchez Studies some of the factors that played a role in Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) implementation management in Spanish industry. Increases in production, flexibility and technical experience, and improved safety and working conditions, were considered the three main...