Functional plant layouts are normally adopted in organizations that manufacture large varieties of components in low annual volumes. Attempts to improve the efficiency of these layouts have normally focused on the identification and implication of group technology cells which process a limited...

Presents a linear goal programming (LGP) model, which can be used to derive an optimal daily production schedule for JIT production systems. Also provides an explanation of how a detailed post‐optimal LGP analysis can enable a decision maker to examine the effects of production scheduling in a...

Addresses the problem of implementing just‐in‐time (JIT) principles in a processing shop organized in a batch manufacturing environment. The focus is on a processing shop separated from an assembly shop by a parts store. Presents a multi‐criteria variant of the capacitated lot‐sizing...

Successful implementations of scheduling techniques in practice are scarce. Not only do daily disturbances lead to a gap between theory and practice, but also the extent to which a scheduling technique can adequately model the processes on the shopfloor, and the extent to which the optimization...

Today′s demanding and ever‐changing environment is challenging the conventional approach in every function and facet. The measures of performance which an organisation adopts to motivate and direct effort eed reassessment in order to ensure that they are consistent with the goals of the...

This article reviews some of the key debates in the area of just‐in‐time operation and implementation, and identifies 13 research issues. These issues include: information systems for JIT; organisational structures; performance measurement; the management of the...

Describes both MRPII and JIT, reviews their strengths and weaknesses, and investigates their potential complementary nature. Suggests a step‐by‐step implementation of MRPII/JIT integration. Shows that several technical problems are solvable, and that MRPII and JIT are suitable in many...

The competitive pressures being placed on Western manufacturing organizations require new restructuring models, which take account of value‐adding capability and guide investment. Time‐based manufacturing strategies offer a framework to develop the total input/output chain in isolation of...