In todays rapidly changing global world, the sustainability of an organization depends not only upon its financial performance, but also upon its environmental and social performance. It is suggested that policy makers, and corporate and engineering managers integrate economic, environmental and...

Industry leaders in todays global market strive for continuous improvement in order to remain competitive. One method used by firms for cutting costs and improving efficiency is Design for Supply Chain (DFSC). The objective of this methodology is to design the supply chain in parallel to...

In this research we study how the assignment of a fully cross-trained workforce organized on a serial production line affect throughput. We focus on two serial production environments: dynamic worksharing on a production line, similar to bucket brigade systems and a fixed assignment...