PRODUCTION PLANNING CONTROL
Editorial: Management by projects 1
Invited Paper
Systems Design Framework for the Extended Enterprise
M. Davis and D. 0' Sullivan 3
Research Papers
Planning and scheduling in a multi-site environment
W. Roux, S. Dauzere-Peres and J. B. Lasserre 19
Flow shop scheduling by transportation model
G. C. Onwubolu 29
Evaluating risks in new product development and assessing the
satisfaction of customers through information technology
0. J. Akomode, B. Lees and C. Irgens 35
A two-phase simple model to determine the timing and duration of
R&D project tasks
A. Mehrez and 1. David 48
Genetic algorithm for production lot planning of steel pipe
L. Dawei, W. Li and W. Mengguang 54
The impact of order release strategies on the manufacturing
performance for shop floor control
H. Tsubone, T. Kuroya and H. Matsuura 58
A dynamic lot-sizing model with quantity discount
F. Chyr, S.-T. Huang and S. D. Lai 67
Production scheduling in a process and assembly job shop
D. H. C. McKoy and P. J. Egbelu 76
Industrial Papers
From TQM to business excellence
S. K. M. Ho 87
Implementing new dispatching rules at SGS-Thomson
Microelectronics
R. Cigolmi, A. Comi, A. Micheletti, M. Perona and A. Portioli 97
Calendar of Events 107
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PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 2, MARCH 1999
Editorial: The dynamics of decision-making 109
Invited Paper
Production management issues in developing nations
G. C. Omvubolu, W. Haupt, G. de Clercq and J. Visser 110
Research Papers
Multi-stage lot sizing models with imperfect processes and inspection
errors
M. Ben-Day a and A. Rahim 118
Improving flow to achieve lean manufacturing in shipbuilding
R. L. Storch and S. Lim 127
A new dominance rule for the total weighted tardiness problem
M. S. Akturk and M. B. Yildirim 138
Evaluating the effectiveness of using lot-sizing rules to cope with MRP
system nervousness
C.-J. Ho and S.'J. Kathy Ho 150
Defining an information structure to analyse resource spending
changes of Operations Management decisions
- P. Verdaasdonk and M. Wouters 162
Effect of deteriorating items on the instantaneous replenishment
model
M. K. Salameh, M. Y. Jaber and N. Noueihed 175
Optimization-based planning heuristic for material flow congestion
avoidance in conveyor network design
P. Banerjee, A. Banerjee and R. Tesic 181
Industrial Papers
Escape from the unnecessary some guidelines for production
management
A. Segerstedt 194
Application of control charts in analytic hierarchy process
C. Muralidharan, N. Anantharaman, S. Pugazhendhi and
S. G. Deshmukh 200
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PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
VOLUME 10, NUMBER 3, APRIL-MAY 1999
Editorial: Y2K and PPC 205
Invited Paper
MRP/sfx: a kanban-oriented shop floor extension to MRP
P. B. Nagendra and S. K. Das 207
Research Papers
Assess the vulnerability of your production system
B. E. Ashjornslett and M. Rausand 219
Models of cyclic production systems
B. Skolud 230
An implementation of man-software cooperative scheduling: the IO
software
B. Grabot, C. Berard and P. Nguyen 238
Designing a tabu search algorithm for the two-stage flow shop
problem with secondary criterion
J. N. D. Gupta, N. Palanimuthu and C-L. Chen 251
Application of a behaviour-based scheduling approach for distributed
scheduling of an assembly shop
R.Bemelman, A. Tharumarajah, P. WelgamaandA. Wells 266
JIT purchasing: literature review and implications for Indian industry
D. Garg and S. Deshmukh 276
Industrial Paper
A model for optimizing performance based on reliability, life-cycle
costs and other measurements
B. Prasad 286
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PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
VOLUME 10 NUMBER 4 JUNE 1999
Special Issue:
Advanced computing techniques in Production Planning and Control edited by M. Garetti arid M. Tai.scli
CONTENTS
Editorial
Advanced computing techniques in Production Planning and Control M. Garetti and M. Taisch 301
Artificial Neural Networks
A neural network clustering model for miscellaneous components production planning V. Cesarotti, L. Rossi and R. Santoro ' 305
The project of a new products line: an application of neural networks C. Campi and M. Pullo ' 317
Neural networks in production planning and control M. Garetti and M. Taisch 324
Genetic Algorithms
Experiences and issues in evaluating tool requirements using genetic algorithms M. Braglia and L. Zavanella 340
Simulated Annealing
A study of rescheduling strategies and abstraction levels for a chemical process scheduling problem P. Van Bael 359
Tabu Search
From theory to application: tabu search in textile production scheduling M. Tuc'ct and R. Rinaldi 365
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PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
VOLUME 10 , NUMBER 5 , JULY-AUGUST 1999
CONTENTS
Editorial
Virtual institutes 403
Invited Paper
How engineering data management and system support the main
process-oriented functions of a large-scale project
A.-P. HameriandJ. Nikkola 404
Research Papers
An expert system for the selection of production planning and control
software packages
I. P. Tatsiopoulos and N. D, Mekras 414
(Q, R,L) inventory model involving quantity discounts and a
stochastic backorder rate
L,'Y. Ouyang and B.-R. Chuang 426
A stochastic inventory model with lead time and lot size interaction
M. A. H ariga 434
Determination of the optimal number of kanbans and kanban
allocation in a FMS: a simulation-based study
S. Sengupta, F. Shariefand S. P. Dutta 439
Effect of payment credit facilities on the instantaneous replenishment
model, an exact approach
M. K, Salameh and N. Noueihed 448
Data envelopment analysis for dispatching rule selection
M. Braglia and A. Petroni 454
Genetic algorithm for minimizing tardiness in flow-shop scheduling
G. C. Omvubolu and M. Mutingi 462
Impacts of buyers' order batching on the supplier's demand
correlation and capacity utilization in a branching supply chain
H'D. Jung, H.-S. Ahn, B.-H. Ahn and S,-K. Rhee 472
Industrial Papers
A rule-based master production scheduling system for an electro-
mechanical manufacturing company
E. Gundogar 486
Policy deployment: a case study analysis
R. G. Lee and B. G. Dale 493
Book review 502
Calendar of Events 503
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PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
VOLUME 10 , NUMBER 6 , SEPTEMBER 1999
CONTENTS
Editorial
Continued education 505
Invited Paper
The workflow system and its applications
W.M, Chow 506
Research Papers
Inventory safety stocks of kanban control systems
K. Merlins and U. Lewandrowski 520
Task scheduling by guided simulated annealing
C. H. Cheng, R. W. T. Mak, V. M. R. Tummala and B. R. Feiring 530
An opportunity for system dynamics in manufacturing system
modelling
T. S. Baines and D. K. Harrison 542
Experimental earliness/tardiness production planning with the due
window system
W, Wang, D. Wang and T.-L. Ren 553
Design requirements for health care production control systems
G. de Vt'ies, J. W. M. Bertrand and J. M, H. Vissers 559
Integrated project operations and personnel scheduling with multiple
labour classes
H. K. Alf ares, J, E. Bailey and W. Y. Lin 570
Industrial Papers
An integrated simulation model for effective planning of maintenance
operations for Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA)
S. O. Duffuaa and A. A. Andijani 579
Delivery date decision support system for the large scale make-
to-order manufacturing companies: a Korean electric motor
company case
C. Park, J. Song, J.-G. Kirn and L Kim 585
Notes
A new heuristic algorithm for the one-dimensional bin-packing
problem
J. N. D. Gupta and J. C. Ho 598
Calendar of Events 604
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PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
VOLUME 10 , NUMBER 7 , OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1999
CONTENTS
Agile, Intelligent and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Guest editorial. Agile, Intelligent and Computer-Integrated
Manufacturing
A. A. Desrochers. R, J. Graves and A. C. Sonderson 605
Focused Issue Papers
Flexible reasoning using sensible agent-based systems: a case study in
job Flow scheduling
K. S. Barber, T.H. Liu. A. Goel and S. Ramaswamy 606
Design pattern For deadlock handling in holonic manufacturing
systems
J. Wyns H. van BrusselandP. Valckenaers 616
Evolutionary Decision Support for Distributed Virtual Design in
Modular Product Manufacturing
R. Subbu, A. C Sanderson, C. Hocaoglu and R. J. Graves 627
An echelon inventory-based single-stage cost function for a two-
station tandem system
J. A. A, Moreira and C. F. G. Bispo 643
A distributed systems model for estimation of printed circuit board
fabrication costs
A. Agrawal and R. J. Graves 650
Layered supervisory control architecture for reconfigurable
automation
B. L. Huff and C. R. Edwards 659
Ordinary Papers
Multiproduct multistage production scheduling (MMPS) for
manufacturing systems
M. F. Carvalho, C. A. O. Fernandesand P, A. V. Ferreira 671
Effect of forecast errors on rolling horizon master production schedule
cost performance for various replanning intervals
R. Venkataraman and J. Nathan 682
Hybrid approach to decision-making for job-shop scheduling
K. Mesghoum, P. Pesm, D, Trentesaux, S, Hammadi, C. Tahon and
P. Borne 690
A heuristic for scheduling in a flowshop with the bicriteria of
makespan and maximum tardiness minimization
K. Chakravarthy and C. Rajendran 707
Calendar of Events 715
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