Production Planning and Control

Editorial
pp. 315-315(1)

MRP system performance under lumpy demand environments
pp. 316-325(10)
Authors: Ho, Chrwan-Jyh; Kim, Seung-Chul; Koo, Meihua

A quick response production strategy to market demand
pp. 326-334(9)
Authors: Yang, Po-Chung; Wee, Hui-Ming

Constructive and improvement flow shop scheduling heuristics: an extensive evaluation
pp. 335-344(10)
Authors: Ponnambalam, S. G.; Aravindan, P.; Chandrasekaran, S.

Setup cost improvement in just-in-time production using profit sharing
pp. 345-352(8)
Author: Yang, Y. Helio

A mixed inventory model with variable lead time and random supplier capacity
pp. 353-361(9)
Author: Wu, Kun-Shan

A common cycle approach to lot-scheduling in multistage manufacturing systems
pp. 362-371(10)
Author: Hennet, Jean-Claude

A heuristic approach to the batch sizing problem
pp. 372-378(7)
Authors: Depuy, Gail W.; Usher, John S.

An approximate summarization method of process data for acquiring knowledge to improve product quality
pp. 379-387(9)
Authors: Shigaki, Ichiro; Narazaki, Hiroshi

Annualized hours as a capacity planning tool in make-to-order or assemble-to-order environment: an agricultural implements company case
pp. 388-398(11)
Authors: Filho, Eduardo Vila Gonçalves; Marçola, Josadak Astorino

Coach cleaning operations planning in railway management
pp. 399-407(9)
Authors: Adenso-Diaz, Belarmino; Lamb, John D.; Temprano, Ignacio

Development of demand pull type control methods: the design of block action production control methods to reduce throughput time and improve supply chain synchronization
pp. 408-417(10)
Author: Barker, Robert C.