This paper analyzes the measurement of effective protective rates when there is joint production. It shows that special …

Examines the distribution of the time spent by particular jobs in a two‐station reliable production line with a single …

Manufacturing companies are under pressure to minimize production costs. Reducing downtime and minimizing maintenance … costs are the traditional approach. Improving production equipment effectiveness as prescribed in total productive … improving production equipment effectiveness for discrete type production systems and continuous processes. Suggests continuous …

A fast production scheduling system, the very fast scheduler (VFS), has been developed by the authors. It creates a … capacity constrained production schedule within one minute of elapsed time for problems of a size encountered in industry. The …

The evolution of production models raises a number of questions on the changes which are taking place, on the … continuity of or break with consolidated models, and on whether new production paradigms are emerging. Traces back this broad and … production as the dominant model; the indeterminacy of production models and the unpredictability of their evolution; the …

relevant review of supply chain/procurement/production planning related literature, it has been observed that the existing work … analysis is always a single item production/procurement situation. Therefore, this situation has been discussed analytically … production or procurement plan is generated in many of the industrial or business situations. In the context of supply chain/production …

production. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the enduring literature on the knowledge‐based view of the firm (KBV …) and gleans three classifications of organisational knowledge as distinct factors of production: tacit, codified, and … measurement of knowledge as a factor of production. Research limitations/implications – Distinctions between the three shapes of …