International Journal of Production Economics

1991 - 2025

Continuation of Engineering Costs and Production Economics.

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Volume 46-47, issue 1, 1996

Preface pp. xi-xii

Robert W. Grubbstrom and Hans H. Hinterhuber

Integrating material coordination and capacity load smoothing in multi-product multi-phase production systems pp. 1-12

J. W. M. Bertrand and H. P. G. van Ooijen

Using metaheuristics for solving a production scheduling problem in a chemical firm. A case study pp. 13-26

Ph. Fortemps, Ch. Ost, M. Pirlot, J. Teghem and D. Tuyttens

Concepts for improving scheduling decisions: An application in the chemical industry pp. 27-38

Karl Frauendorfer and E. Konigsperger

Hierarchical decision-making model for planning and controlling stochastic projects pp. 39-54

Dimitri Golenko-Ginzburg, Aharon Gonik and Shmuel Kesler

A multilevel decision-making system with multiple resources for controlling cotton harvesting pp. 55-63

Dimitri Golenko-Ginzburg, Zilla Sinuany-Stern and Vladimir Kats

Periodic production scheduling at a fastener manufacturer pp. 65-87

Victor E. McGee and David F. Pyke

Managing and reducing total cycle time: models and analysis pp. 89-108

John Miltenburg and David Sparling

Modelling production scheduling systems pp. 109-118

Gunter Schmidt

Parallel machine scheduling with release dates, due dates and family setup times pp. 119-125

J. M. J. Schutten and R. A. M. Leussink

Formulas of MRP pp. 127-136

Anders Segerstedt

Complexity and uncertainty of materials procurement in assembly situations pp. 137-152

J. T. van der Vaart, J. de Vries and J. Wijngaard

Production planning in the case of uncertain individual demand Extension for an MRP II concept pp. 153-164

Gunther Zapfel

Capacity planning and lead time management pp. 165-179

W. H. M. Zijm and R. Buitenhek

Quantifying the relative improvements of redesign strategies in a P.C. supply chain pp. 181-196

D. Berry and M. M. Naim

A framework for selecting and introducing appropriate production technology in developing countries pp. 197-209

Peter Bruun and Robert N. Mefford

Evaluating designing principles of Japanese production systems pp. 211-217

K. -D. Frohner and K. Iwata

Responding to customer enquiries in make-to-order companies Problems and solutions pp. 219-231

Brian Kingsman, Linda Hendry, Alan Mercer and Antonio de Souza

Evaluating manufacturing strategy formulation processess pp. 233-240

K. W. Platts, J. F. Mills, A. D. Neely, M. J. Gregory and A. H. Richards

A new method for evaluating worst- and best-case (WBC) economic consequences of technological development pp. 241-250

Hans Schjaer-Jacobsen

Shaping the organization of order processing with the simulation tool FEMOS pp. 251-260

Gert Zulch and Thomas Grobel

Stochastic lot-sizing: Solution and heuristic methods pp. 261-276

N. P. Dellaert and M. T. Melo

Global inventory control in an academic hospital pp. 277-284

Nico Dellaert and Erik van de Poel

Two replenishment strategies for the lost sales inventory model: A comparison pp. 285-295

Karel van Donselaar, Ton de Kok and Werner Rutten

Safety production plans in MRP-systems using transform methodology pp. 297-309

Robert W. Grubbstrom and Anders Molinder

Optimal allocation policies in a two-echelon inventory problem with fixed shipment costs pp. 311-321

Refik Gullu and Nesim Erkip

Analysis of order-up-to-S inventory policies under cash flow market value maximization pp. 323-338

Karl Inderfurth and Rainer Schefer

An (s, Q) inventory model with remanufacturing and disposal pp. 339-350

Erwin van der Laan, Rommert Dekker, Marc Salomon and Ad Ridder

Transfer pricing of a service department facing random demand pp. 351-358

Soren Glud Johansen

Optimal (r, Q) inventory policies with Poisson demands and lost sales: discounted and undiscounted cases pp. 359-371

Soren Glud Johansen and Anders Thorstenson

The marking for bucking under uncertainty in automatic harvesting of forests pp. 373-385

Erkki P. Liski and Tapio Nummi

Optimization of cyclic manufacturing systems with stochastic manufacturing times using event graphs pp. 387-399

Nathalie Sauer

A coherent methodology for productivity analysis employing integrated partial efficiency pp. 401-411

Per Agrell and Joakim Wikner

Input congestion in loan operations pp. 413-421

Thomas E. Hartman and James E. Storbeck

Performance measurement system design: Should process based approaches be adopted? pp. 423-431

Andy Neely, John Mills, Ken Platts, Mike Gregory and Huw Richards

Choice of metric in the measurement of relative productive efficiency pp. 433-439

P. C. Ritchie and J. E. Rowcroft

Product costing in ten Swedish manufacturing companies pp. 441-457

Peter Alnestig and Anders Segerstedt

Life-cycle cost analysis of the labor factor pp. 459-467

Per Dahlen and Gunnar S Bolmsjo

Cost of free capacity pp. 469-476

Jari Paranko

An analysis of research on international operations networks pp. 477-488

Tonya Boone, Susan Paul Johnson, Maia Sisk and D. Clay Whybark

Services provided by manufacturing The Hungarian case pp. 489-496

Attila Chikan and Krisztina Demeter

American health care reform: An international perspective pp. 497-509

J. Roberta Minifie and V. L. West

An analytical approach to process planning with rework option pp. 511-520

Layek Abdel-Malek and Nutthapol Asadathorn

Tool sharing in parallel part production pp. 521-533

G. J. C. Gaalman and W. M. Nawijn

Workload control concepts in job shops A critical assessment pp. 535-548

Martin Land and Gerard Gaalman

Strategic FMS design under uncertainty: A fuzzy set theory based model pp. 549-561

Giovanni Perrone and Sergio Noto La Diega

Guidelines for tool store dimensioning in flexible manufacturing using an analytical technique pp. 563-573

Lucio Zavanella

What and how about quality function deployment (QFD) pp. 575-585

C. P. M. Govers

Inspection and correction policies in setting economic product tolerance pp. 587-593

Dradjad Irianto

Storage location assignment: Using the product structure to reduce order picking times pp. 595-603

H. Brynzer and M. I. Johansson

A decision support system for strategic issues management of logistics pp. 605-620

Jukka Korpela and Markku Tuominen

Computer-aided packing shop scheduling in a manufacturing plant pp. 621-630

A. G. Lagodimos, A. Charalambopoulos and A. Kavgalaki