International Journal of Production Research

Linking manufacturing postponement, centralized distribution and value chain flexibility with performance
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The 3-PRS parallel spindle module with multi-posture vertical and horizontal machining capability
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Modelling of semiconductor wafer fabrication systems by extended object-oriented Petri nets
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Rating design requirements in fuzzy quality function deployment via a mathematical programming approach
pp. 497-513(17)
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Comparison of distributed methods for resource allocation
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A new approach to parting surface design for plastic injection moulds using the subdivision method
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Integrated control chart system--optimization of sample sizes, sampling intervals and control limits
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Design of flexible manpower line walk cycles for a fixed number of operators
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Comparison of computational intelligence and statistical methods in condition monitoring for hard turning
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Finite capacity scheduling with the placement sequence method, specification for a computer program
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Book review of Global Strategic Management , by P. Lasserre, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2003, xx + 454 pp., £24.99, softcover (ISBN 0 333 79375 7)
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Author: Hamid Noori