In a supply chain the variability of the orders received by the supplier can be greater than the demand variability. This phenomenon is named bullwhip effect. Some researchers are quantified the bullwhip by measuring the differences between observed variances in the different stages of the...

The events that led up to this scientific work that the detailed in the former publications application of assignment algorithms of assembly plants to the final product requirements of the end users in a cooperative assembly system we take simplified cost functions into account by the...

The design and operation of logistic systems is a complex problem of engineering. The optimization of logistic systems and processes is the key factor of the economical operation. There are different methods and tools to support this optimization field. The networking of the logistic systems and...

The demand for improving business processes has a very wide range of literature and even very popular not only in academic life, but also among business experts. The topic is particularly actual even today as there is a lot of debate and confusion regarding to the boundaries and scope of...

The increased complexity of globalised supply chain processes leaded to the development of new technologies, methods and tools to improve the enterprise systems. These novel tools (six sigma quality, employee involvement, factory automation, design for manufacturability, lean philosophy etc.)...

Nowadays, it seems impossible the existence and operation of a firm which is not on their equipment would possess computer equipment. Today, informatization affects all areas of activity of each enterprise. In all its forms are used in computers, information systems and the Internet. The...

The improvement of supply chain systems leaded to the application of different inventory strategies. One of the most flexible inventory strategy is the just in time based just-in-sequence inventory strategy, especially in the case of flexible assembly lines. Flexible assembly lines are used in...