Engineering Costs and Production Economics

1980 - 1991

Continuation of Engineering and Process Economics. Continued by International Journal of Production Economics.

Current editor(s): R. W. Grubbström

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Volume 12, issue 1-4, 1987

A multivariate utility function approach to stochastic capacity planning pp. 3-13

Dan B. Rinks, Jeffrey L. Ringuest and Michael H. Peters

Comparison of the discrete and continuous- time stochastic selling models pp. 15-20

Vesa Saario

The feasible admission to the optimization of exploitation of tree stems pp. 21-28

Erkki P. Liski and Vesa Saario

Dimensioning of bus driver buffers subject to variations in the traffic load pp. 29-38

Henrik Jonsson

Decomposition principles applied to the dynamic production and work-force scheduling problem pp. 39-49

Karen Aardal and Aysen Ari

Operation plan optimization of porcelain production pp. 51-55

Jerzy Kotowski and Maciej Sygit

The firm's investment policy under a concave adjustment cost function pp. 57-63

Peter Kort

On similarities between lot sizing and clustering pp. 65-69

Piet J. Weeda

An analysis of heuristic trim-loss algorithms pp. 71-78

Matthias Rode and Otto Rosenberg

Economic evaluation and analysis of flexible manufacturing systems pp. 79-92

G. J. Miltenburg

Robot's economic repeatability pp. 93-97

Layek Abdel-Malek

Production-economic aspects on set-up efficiency pp. 99-106

Anders Edstrom and Jan Olhager

Tool sharing in an FMS--A feasibility study pp. 107-115

G. J. Gaalman, W. M. Nawjin and L. W. Platzer

Just-in-time from a business logistics perspective pp. 117-121

Nils G. Storhagen and Roland Hellberg

On the development of production and material control systems in a corporation organized into profit centers pp. 123-130

Jorma Kuutti

Utilization of microcomputers in production and inventory control pp. 131-135

Allan Lehtimaki

Inorga scheduling system pp. 137-142

Zdenek Safka

Surplus or disposal quantities in optimal program planning in joint production pp. 143-158

Gunter Fandel

A decision support system for long range manufacturing resource planning pp. 159-164

Peter Lundell and Bjorn Ostlund

Production control in a consumer electronics factory pp. 165-173

J. Wijngaard

Capacity analysis of two-stage production lines with many products pp. 175-186

M. B. M. de Koster

Information systems for assemble-to-order production: An application pp. 187-196

J. C. Wortmann

Commonality and safety stocks pp. 197-204

K. van Donselaar and J. Wijngaard

Sequential investment planning based on stochastic models pp. 205-209

Peter Kelle

Optimal dynamic portfolio selection and firm behaviour under personal taxation pp. 211-217

Geert-Jan C. Th. van Schijndel

A KB/DSS for financial planning pp. 219-227

M. Klein and T. Villedieu

Capital costs and a point-in-point-out inventory investment under uncertainty pp. 229-235

Peter Hultman and Anders Thorstenson

Measuring the efficiency of service operations: An application to bank branches pp. 237-242

Celik Parkan

Evolving the manufacturing strategy pp. 243-250

D. Clay Whybark

Sensitivity of economic objectives in strategic dynamic power system planning pp. 251-258

G. Rabensteiner

Improvement curve analysis of changeovers in JIT environments pp. 259-266

J. G. Carlson

From profit center to strategy center management pp. 267-273

Walter Schertler

Analysis of a multi-echelon production- inventory system with random supply pp. 275-281

Attila Chikan and Gyula Vastag

Biased selection of the inventory reorder point when demand parameters are statistically estimated pp. 283-292

Edward A. Silver and Mina Rasty Rahnama

Econometric analysis of inventory investment and the role of short-term expectations pp. 293-298

Kalevi Kylaheiko and Timo Pirttila

Planning of production under environmental constraints pp. 299-305

Franz Wirl, G. Infanger and E. Unterwurzacher

Dilemmas of innovation management pp. 307-314

Helmut Kasper

Production innovation and economies of scope: Beyond the "technological fix" pp. 315-326

Mariann Jelinek

Innovative programs for the long-term survival of the American hospital industry pp. 327-333

J. R. Minifie and R. A. Davis

Economies of computerized maintenance management systems pp. 335-342

J. V. Krouzek

Corporate wide information requirements analysis and financial, marketing and production planning pp. 343-355

Hannu Kivijarvi and Markku Tuominen

Designing an information system for the perishable tools inventory: A hybrid approach pp. 357-365

Charles A. Snyder and James F. Cox

Application of multicriterional analysis to the ranking and evaluation of the investment programmes in the ready mixed concrete industry pp. 367-374

Zoran Ribarovic and Nenad Mladineo

Pricing--A strategic decision pp. 375-381

Thomas Hartman and Ted Lindblom

Proposed research into a method for assessing and modelling design productivity in the electronics industries pp. 383-388

C. O'Brien and B. Chiplin

Learning and production costs: An application of a cost prediction model to a fighter airframe program pp. 389-400

Thomas Gulledge, Norman Womer and Jeffrey D. Camm

A framework for productivity analysis at the organisational level: Method and an applied case pp. 401-411

A. Bennett, J. Hui and Mick Silver

Volume 11, issue 4, 1987

Learning negotiation pp. 187-192

Phillip F. Ostwald

Performance of constrained multi-item inventory systems within a rolling horizon regime pp. 193-202

J. Alscher and Ch. Schneeweiss

Hierarchical production planning: Comparison of some heuristics pp. 203-214

R. P. Mohanty and R. V. Kulkarni

Economic order quantities with discounting pp. 215-221

Harry Clarke

Production rate, learning, and program costs: Survey and bibliography pp. 223-236

Thomas Gulledge and Behrokh Khoshnevis

Inflation exchange rates and the world economy: by W.M. Corden. 3rd. edn, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1985 pp. 237-237

Aaron Rose

Heirarchical spare parts inventory systems: by R. Petrovic, A. Senborn and M. Vujosevic, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1986 pp. 237-238

Aaron Rose

Volume 11, issue 3, 1987

Cost and price indices pp. 125-131

Norman Boyd

The design of a scientific inventory control system pp. 133-145

John Murdoch

A simple algorithm for determining the optimum policy for jointly replenished items pp. 147-150

S. K. Goyal

Inflation and managing profitability pp. 151-159

Miguel De Santiago, Aurora Zugarramurdi and Maria A. Parin

Computer aided licence selection pp. 161-170

Ferenc Forgo and Jozsef Temesi

Present value expressions for capital equipment investment -- The Hong Kong tax systems pp. 171-180

Lawrence C. Leung

Volume 11, issue 2, 1987

Equipment replacement decisions pp. 67-67

J. M. A. Tanchoco

An input-output model for equipment replacement decisions pp. 69-78

J. M. A. Tanchoco and L. C. Leung

Replacement policy: The impact of technological advances pp. 79-86

M. S. Jones and J. M. A. Tanchoco

A transient state model for predicting maintenance requirements pp. 87-98

K. W. Brammer and C. J. Malmborg

Economic analysis of production system duplication policies using the RAMCOST model pp. 99-107

C. A. Ntuen and L. T. Moore

An interactive port capacity expansion simulation model pp. 109-124

C. S. Park and Y. D. Noh

Volume 11, issue 1, 1987

Cost and price indices pp. 1-12

Norman Boyd

Optimal production plan in a tool wear process with rewards for acceptable, undersized and oversized parts pp. 13-19

F. J. Arcelus and P. K. Banerjee

The comparative efficiency of western coal-fired steam-electric generating plants: 1977-1979 pp. 21-30

Rolf Fare, Shawna Grosskopf and James Logan

Some implications of learning theory for assembly line design and labor productivity pp. 31-38

Thomas O. Boucher

A simplified scheme for determining the parameters of an economic design of cumulative sum charts to control non-normal process means pp. 39-47

M. A. Rahim

Determination of confidence intervals for the economic tool life pp. 49-52

S. K. Goyal and G. Rajamannar

A simple heuristic method for determining economic order interval for linear demand pp. 53-57

S. K. Goyal

Expert simulation systems for manufacturing planning pp. 59-62

Shanthakumar Palaniswami