In This paper we address the scheduling problem in uppaced synchronous mixed-model production lines operated under a cyclic scheduling policy. Synchronous lines are widely used in the production and assemply of various products such as automobiles and household part.

Given a pre-schedule (or a reservation schedule), we examine the problem of rescheduling operations on a single workcenter due to a disturbance. We propose an approach where a set of operations around the disturbance are un-scheduled and re-inserted one at a time and the goal is to minimize both...

This paper extends the partial (PE) and general equilibrium (GE) analyses of Nash and stackelberg optimum export taxes to multicountry framework, using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the global cocoa market.

We consider Markovian models of discrete materials flow production systems. The transient behavior of a production line is investigated. Namely, mean and variance of the number of parts produced in a given time period conditioned on an arbitrary initial condition is determined by using a Markov...

This paper presents a method for calculating the variance of the amount of materials produced in a fixed time interval by a contious materials flow production system with N stations in series and M stations in parallel and no interstation buffers.

The problem of allocating a single indivisible unit to one of several selfish agents is considered, where monetary transfers are not allowed, and the unit is not necessarily desirable to each agent. In addition to strategyproffness, three important properties are considered: Pareto-optimality,...

This study seeks to uncover the factors determining the dynamic behavior of key macroeconomic variables in two emerging market economies, Turkey and Mexico, from the late 1980's to the present. For this purpose, we analyze the behavior of real interest rates, real stock returns, inflation,...

Using a model of imperfect compitition and allowing for imperfect substitutability between domestically produced and imported machinery, we analyze the relationship between machinery investment and export competitiveness.

In this paper we address the stochastic cyclic scheduling problem in synchronous assembly and production lines. Synchronous lines are widely used in the production and assembly of various goods such as automobiles and household appliances. We consider the cycle time (or throughput rate)...

We consider production systems that can be modeled as Markov chains. A methodology to determine the exact distribution of the number of parts produced by a production system during a fixed time interval and also the exact distribution of the time to produce a given number of parts is presented....