International Journal of Production Economics

1991 - 2025

Continuation of Engineering Costs and Production Economics.

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Volume 110, issue 1-2, 2007

Recent developments in operations strategy, supply chain design and production systems--Selected papers from the 18th International Conference on Production Research pp. 1-4

B.L. MacCarthy and R. Ramanathan

Virtual forms for the organization of production: A comparative analysis pp. 5-15

Vincenzo Corvello and Piero Migliarese

A comparative analysis of new product development by Italian and Japanese manufacturing companies: A case study pp. 16-24

Yoshiki Matsui, Roberto Filippini, Hideaki Kitanaka and Osamu Sato

The content and process of automation strategies pp. 25-38

K. Safsten, M. Winroth and J. Stahre

Performance measurement impacts on management and leadership: Perspectives of management and employees pp. 39-51

J. Ukko, J. Tenhunen and H. Rantanen

Configuring the after-sales service supply chain: A multiple case study pp. 52-69

N. Saccani, P. Johansson and M. Perona

Data-driven simulation of the supply-chain--Insights from the aerospace sector pp. 70-84

James Tannock, Bing Cao, Richard Farr and Mike Byrne

Capacity decisions and supply price games under flexibility of backward integration pp. 85-96

Li Ming Wang, Li Wen Liu and Yong Jie Wang

Contract costing in outsourcing enterprises: Exploring the benefits of discrete-event simulation pp. 97-114

Paul Liston, James Byrne, P.J. Byrne and Cathal Heavey

Coordination in a retailer-led supply chain through option contract pp. 115-127

Xiaolong Wang and Liwen Liu

Order and inventory variance amplification: The equivalence of discrete and continuous time analyses pp. 128-137

R.D.H. Warburton and S.M. Disney

Autocorrelation in queuing network-type production systems--Revisited pp. 138-146

Erland Hejn Nielsen

Optimal safety stock levels of subassemblies and manufacturing components pp. 147-159

Alessandro Persona, Daria Battini, Riccardo Manzini and Arrigo Pareschi

Human, technological and organizational aspects influencing the production scheduling process pp. 160-174

M. Berglund and J. Karltun

A new when-to-schedule policy in online scheduling based on cumulative task delays pp. 175-186

Haruhiko Suwa

Advantages of assembly lines in Sheltered Work Centres for Disabled. A case study pp. 187-197

Cristobal Miralles, Jose Pedro Garcia-Sabater, Carlos Andres and Manuel Cardos

Lead time reduction through ICT application in the footwear industry: A case study pp. 198-212

Massimo Bertolini, Eleonora Bottani, Antonio Rizzi and Maurizio Bevilacqua

Computer aids for production systems management in iron ore mining pp. 213-223

J.E. Everett

Supply optimization for the production of raw sugar pp. 224-239

M. Grunow, H.-O. Gunther and R. Westinner

Volume 109, issue 1-2, 2007

Cost Engineering pp. 1-(null)

Rajkumar Roy

Concurrent cost engineering for decisional and operational process enhancement in a foundry pp. 2-11

Andrew Bernard, N. Perry and J.C. Delplace

Concurrent cost estimation as a tool for enhanced producibility--System development and applicability for producibility studies pp. 12-26

Fredrik Elgh and Mikael Cederfeldt

Integrated digital design for manufacture for reduced life cycle cost pp. 27-40

R. Curran, G. Gomis, S. Castagne, J. Butterfield, T. Edgar, C. Higgins and C. McKeever

Identifying and removing error in hierarchical cost estimates pp. 41-52

D.A. Koonce, R.P. Gandhi, A.N. Nambiar and R.P. Judd

Artificial neural networks as cost engineering methods in a collaborative manufacturing environment pp. 53-64

Qing Wang

Design requirements change and cost impact analysis in airplane structures pp. 65-80

J. Rios, R. Roy and A. Lopez

Axiomatic design as support for decision-making in a design for manufacturing context: A case study pp. 81-89

A.M. Goncalves-Coelho and Antonio J.F. Mourao

Development of value chain collaborative model for product lifecycle management and its LCD industry adoption pp. 90-104

Tzu-An Chiang and Amy J.C. Trappey

Optimisation of business process designs: An algorithmic approach with multiple objectives pp. 105-121

K. Vergidis, A. Tiwari, B. Majeed and R. Roy

On the measurement of routing flexibility: A multiple attribute approach pp. 122-136

An-Yuan Chang

Base stock inventory policies for a multi-item demand process pp. 137-148

R.M. Hill and T.P.M. Pakkala

Firm and time varying technical and allocative efficiency: An application to port cargo handling firms pp. 149-161

Ana Rodriguez-Alvarez, Beatriz Tovar and Lourdes Trujillo

Coordination of supply chain after demand disruptions when retailers compete pp. 162-179

Tiaojun Xiao, Xiangtong Qi and Gang Yu

A note on a fully polynomial-time approximation scheme for parallel-machine scheduling with deteriorating jobs pp. 180-184

Liying Kang and C.T. Ng

Setting the holding cost rates in a two-product system with remanufacturing pp. 185-194

Umut Corbacioglu and Erwin van der Laan

An efficient heuristic optimization algorithm for a two-echelon (R, Q) inventory system pp. 195-213

Mohammad H. Al-Rifai and Manuel D. Rossetti

Single-machine scheduling with multiple performance measures: Minimizing job-dependent earliness and tardiness subject to the number of tardy jobs pp. 214-229

Wei-Yang Chen and Gwo-Ji Sheen

A diagnostics design decision model for products under warranty pp. 230-240

Zhi-Jie Liu, Wei Chen, Hong-Zhong Huang and Bo Yang

An integrated vendor-managed inventory model for a two-echelon system with order cost reduction pp. 241-253

Tinglong Zhang, Liang Liang, Yugang Yu and Yan Yu

A note on "A DSS approach to managing customer enquiries for SMEs at the customer level enquiry stage" pp. 254-255

Jose M. Framinan and Rainer Leisten

Erratum to "An integrated production-inventory model with imperfect production processes and Weibull distribution deterioration under inflation": [Int. J. Product. Econ. 106(2), 493-505] pp. 256-255

Sh-Tyan Lo, Hui-Ming Wee and Wen-Chang Huang

Volume 108, issue 1-2, 2007

Preface pp. 1-(null)

Attila Chikan

Using risk-management tools on B2Bs: An exploratory investigation pp. 2-7

Prabhu Aggarwal and Ram Ganeshan

Inventory investment and foreign ownership in Greek manufacturing firms pp. 8-14

Sophia Dimelis and Maria-Niki Lyriotaki

Comparison of two empirical cost functions pp. 15-21

Moheb Ghali

Sales persistence and the reduction in GDP volatility pp. 22-30

F. Owen Irvine

Interest sensitivity and volatility reductions: Cross-section evidence pp. 31-42

F. Owen Irvine and Scott Schuh

Product prioritization in a two-stage food production system with intermediate storage pp. 43-53

Renzo Akkerman and Dirk Pieter van Donk

The new role of inventories in business: Real world changes and research consequences pp. 54-62

Attila Chikan

Diagnosing inventory management systems: An empirical evaluation of a conceptual approach pp. 63-73

Jan de Vries

A model for selecting the appropriate level of aggregation in forecasting processes pp. 74-83

Giulio Zotteri and Matteo Kalchschmidt

Forecasting practices: Empirical evidence and a framework for research pp. 84-99

Giulio Zotteri and Matteo Kalchschmidt

Coordinating ordering/shipment policy for buyer and supplier: Numerical and empirical analysis of influencing factors pp. 100-110

Peter Kelle, Pamela A. Miller and Asli Y. Akbulut

Determining semi-finished products to be stocked when changing the MTS-MTO policy: Case of a steel mill pp. 111-118

Annastiina Kerkkanen

Logistics management and firm size; a survey among Polish small and medium enterprises pp. 119-126

Job de Haan, Danuta Kisperska-Moron and Ewa Placzek

Role game as a method to increase cross-functional understanding in a supply chain pp. 127-134

Kirsi Korhonen, Petra Pekkanen and Timo Pirttila

Warehouse operator selection by combining AHP and DEA methodologies pp. 135-142

Jukka Korpela, Antti Lehmusvaara and Jukka Nisonen

Buyer-vendor inventory coordination with credit period incentives pp. 143-152

Jianwen Luo

An empirical analysis of just-in-time production in Japanese manufacturing companies pp. 153-164

Yoshiki Matsui

Improving the impact of quantitative analysis on supply chain policy making pp. 165-175

Petri Niemi, Petra Pekkanen and Janne Huiskonen

An analysis of the downstream logistics operations of a South African FMCG producer pp. 176-182

Adegoke Oke and Mark Long

Performance improvement of supply chain processes by coordinated inventory and capacity management pp. 183-190

Werner Jammernegg and Gerald Reiner

Capacitated planning and scheduling for combined make-to-order and make-to-stock production in the food industry: An illustrative case study pp. 191-199

C.A. Soman, D.P. van Donk and G.J.C. Gaalman

An approach to inter-domain master planning in supply chains pp. 200-212

Richard Pibernik and Eric Sucky

Ownership structure and inventory policy pp. 213-220

Josep Tribó

Effect of commonality on spare parts provisioning costs for capital goods pp. 221-227

A.A. Kranenburg and G.J. Van Houtum

Issues in managing disaster relief inventories pp. 228-235

D. Clay Whybark

Greening the aluminium supply chain pp. 236-245

I. Ferretti, S. Zanoni, L. Zavanella and A. Diana

An integrated inventory model for the single-vendor two-buyer problem pp. 246-258

Beatriz Abdul-Jalbar, Jose M. Gutierrez and Joaquin Sicilia

Inventory model with stock-level dependent demand rate and variable holding cost pp. 259-265

Hesham K. Alfares

Heuristics for handling direct upstream demand in two-echelon distribution inventory systems pp. 266-270

Sven Axsater, Fredrik Olsson and Patrik Tydesjo

Supply chain coordination through effective multi-stage inventory linkages in a JIT environment pp. 271-280

Avijit Banerjee, Seung-Lae Kim and Jonathan Burton

The study of optimal additional investments in capacities for reduction of delays in value chain pp. 281-290

Ludvik Bogataj and Marija Bogataj

Measuring the supply chain risk and vulnerability in frequency space pp. 291-301

David Bogataj and Marija Bogataj

Global sensitivity analysis in inventory management pp. 302-313

E. Borgonovo and L. Peccati

A mutually beneficial coordination mechanism for a one-supplier multi-retailers supply chain pp. 314-328

Chuang-Chun Chiou, Ming-Jong Yao and Jenteng Tsai

Tradable permits and production-inventory strategies of the firm pp. 329-333

Imre Dobos

The resource conservation effect of recycling in a dynamic Leontief model pp. 334-340

Imre Dobos and Adel Floriska

A mathematical approach to designing central vs. local ordering in retail pp. 341-348

Ram Ganeshan, Lawrence J. Ring and John S. Strong

An integrated vendor-buyer inventory model with quality improvement and lead time reduction pp. 349-358

Liang-Yuh Ouyang, Kun-Shan Wu and Chia-Huei Ho

Economic manufacture quantity (EMQ) model with lot-size dependent learning and forgetting rates pp. 359-367

Mohamad Y. Jaber and Maurice Bonney

Order optimisation in multi-location models with hub-and-spoke structure pp. 368-387

P. Kochel

Replenishment policies for multiple products with compound-Poisson demand that share a common warehouse pp. 388-398

Stefan Minner and Edward A. Silver

A new iterative heuristic to solve the joint replenishment problem using a spreadsheet technique pp. 399-405

Andreas Nilsson, Anders Segerstedt and Erik van der Sluis

A finite horizon inventory model: An operational framework pp. 406-415

N. Ravichandran

Inventory control for a MARKOVIAN remanufacturing system with stochastic decomposition process pp. 416-425

Katsuhiko Takahashi, Katsumi Morikawa, Myreshka, Daisuke Takeda and Akihiko Mizuno

Planned lead time determination in a make-to-order remanufacturing system pp. 426-435

Ou Tang, Robert W. Grubbstrom and Simone Zanoni

The contribution of focus in collaborative planning for make-to-order production situation with large set-up times pp. 436-443

Taco van der Vaart and Jacob Wijngaard

Reducing the bullwhip effect: Looking through the appropriate lens pp. 444-453

Denis R. Towill, Li Zhou and Stephen M. Disney