International Journal of Production Economics

1991 - 2025

Continuation of Engineering Costs and Production Economics.

Current editor(s): Stefan Minner

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Volume 84, issue 3, 2003

Efficacy of end-user neural network and data mining software for predicting complex system performance pp. 231-253

Paul F. Schikora and Michael R. Godfrey

Improving the performance of job shop manufacturing with demand-pull production control by reducing set-up/processing time variability pp. 255-270

Jing-Wen Li

Using genetic algorithms to resolve layout problems in facilities where there are aisles pp. 271-282

A. Gomez, Q. I. Fernandez, D. De la Fuente Garcia and P. J. Garcia

Sequencing delivery and receiving operations for yard cranes in port container terminals pp. 283-292

Kap Hwan Kim, Keung Mo Lee and Hark Hwang

A survey of the adoption and use of target costing in Dutch firms pp. 293-305

Henri Dekker and Peter Smidt

The optimal cycle time for EPQ inventory model under permissible delay in payments pp. 307-318

Kun-Jen Chung and Yung-Fu Huang

Optimizing loading policies at a bottleneck facility in an assembly line with random rejects pp. 319-334

Prakash G. Awate, Jayan Moorkanat and Narayan Rangaraj

Volume 84, issue 2, 2003

Optimization approximations for capacity constrained material requirements planning pp. 115-131

Alistair R. Clark

A web-enhanced dynamic BOM-based available-to-promise system pp. 133-147

Mohua Xiong, Shu Beng Tor, Li Pheng Khoo and Chun-Hsien Chen

Optimum design of component tolerances of assemblies using constraint networks pp. 149-163

Christopher C. Yang and V. N. Achutha Naikan

Scale, indivisibilities and production function in data envelopment analysis pp. 165-192

Kaoru Tone and Biresh Sahoo

A management design approach to assembly line systems pp. 193-204

Tetsuo Yamada and Masayuki Matsui

Makespan minimization for two uniform parallel machines pp. 205-213

Ching-Jong Liao and Chien-Hung Lin

Assessing manufacturing management performance for notebook computer plants in Taiwan pp. 215-228

D. Daniel Sheu and Shiao-Lan Peng

Volume 84, issue 1, 2003

Cost and scale-up factors, international inflation indexes and location factors pp. 1-16

Donald S. Remer and Fernando B. Mattos

Market orientation in quality-oriented organizations and its impact on their performance pp. 17-34

Kee-Hung Lai

Successful predictors of business process reengineering (BPR) in financial services pp. 35-50

Mile Terziovski, Paul Fitzpatrick, O&rsquo and Peter Neill

Capital budgeting methods among Sweden's largest groups of companies. The state of the art and a comparison with earlier studies pp. 51-69

Gert Sandahl and Stefan Sjogren

Distributed decision making in supply chain management pp. 71-83

Christoph Schneeweiss

Selecting the most efficient maintenance approach using fuzzy multiple criteria decision making pp. 85-100

Basim Al-Najjar and Imad Alsyouf

Analysis of cooperation effects in Two-Center production models pp. 101-112

Masayuki Matsui, Shun Aita, Shimon Y. Nof, Jianhao Chen and Yukiko Nishibori

Volume 83, issue 3, 2003

Probabilistic multi-item inventory model with varying order cost under two restrictions: A geometric programming approach pp. 223-231

M. O. Abuo-El-Ata, Hala A. Fergany and Mona F. El-Wakeel

On the best number of different standard lengths to stock for one-dimensional assortment problems pp. 233-246

Oliver Holthaus

An inventory model with deteriorating items, quantity discount, pricing and time-dependent partial backlogging pp. 247-256

S. Papachristos and K. Skouri

A techno-economic analysis of the results of product diversification in household appliance durables--evaluating concreteness pp. 257-278

Giancarlo Barbiroli and Antonio Focacci

Evidence of manufacturing strategies in Indian industry: a survey pp. 279-298

G. S. Dangayach and S. G. Deshmukh

A stock rationing policy in a (s,S)-controlled stochastic production system with 2-phase Coxian processing times and lost sales pp. 299-307

Jeong Eun Lee and Yushin Hong

Cyclic deadlock prediction and avoidance for zone-controlled AGV system pp. 309-324

Rajeeva Lochana Moorthy, Wee Hock-Guan, Ng Wing-Cheong and Teo Chung-Piaw

A multi-objective model for purchasing of bulk raw materials of a large-scale integrated steel plant pp. 325-334

Zhen Gao and Lixin Tang

Volume 83, issue 2, 2003

A joint approach for setting unit price and the length of the credit period for a seller when end demand is price sensitive pp. 115-122

P. L. Abad and C. K. Jaggi

A simulation study of focused cellular manufacturing as an alternative batch-processing layout pp. 123-138

Fahad Al-Mubarak, Cem Canel and Basheer M. Khumawala

A simple rule for determining replenishment intervals of an inventory item with linear decreasing demand rate pp. 139-142

S. K. Goyal and B. C. Giri

Prototyping the departmental organisation of an enterprise pp. 143-151

Gert Zulch and Bernd Brinkmeier

Development of a web-based system for supporting sales in a mineral water manufacturing firm: A case study pp. 153-167

E. W. T. Ngai, T. C. E. Cheng and C. M. Y. Lee

Activity-based cost management for design and development stage pp. 169-183

David Ben-Arieh and Li Qian

Required characteristics of statistical distribution models for life cycle cost estimation pp. 185-194

R. Jiang, W. J. Zhang and P. Ji

Exploring the utilization of a CONWIP system for supply chain management. A comparison with fully integrated supply chains pp. 195-215

Oscar Rubiano Ovalle and Adolfo Crespo Marquez

Volume 83, issue 1, 2003

Static scheduling research to minimize weighted and unweighted tardiness: A state-of-the-art survey pp. 1-12

Tapan Sen, Joanne M. Sulek and Parthasarati Dileepan

Manufacturing flexibility and business strategy: An empirical study of small and medium sized firms pp. 13-26

Shih-Chia Chang, Chen-Lung Yang, Hsin-Chia Cheng and Chwen Sheu

A non-radial Malmquist productivity index with an illustrative application to Chinese major industries pp. 27-35

Yao Chen

A consignment system where suppliers cannot verify retailer's sales reports pp. 37-43

Yigal Gerchak and Eugene Khmelnitsky

An information-processing model of maintenance management pp. 45-64

Laura Swanson

Freezing the master production schedule under single resource constraint and demand uncertainty pp. 65-84

Jinxing Xie, Xiande Zhao and T. S. Lee

Efficiency, R&D and ownership - some empirical evidence pp. 85-94

Mogens Dilling-Hansen, Erik Madsen and Valdemar Smith

Lot sizing with learning and forgetting in set-ups and in product quality pp. 95-111

Mohamad Y. Jaber and Maurice Bonney

Volume 80, issue 3, 2002

Transshipments: An emerging inventory recourse to achieve supply chain leagility pp. 201-212

Yale T. Herer, Michal Tzur and Enver Yucesan

Optimization of the machining economics problem under the failure replacement strategy pp. 213-230

Dvir Shabtay and Moshe Kaspi

A two-stage model for the design of supply chain networks pp. 231-248

Andi Cakravastia, Isa S. Toha and Nobuto Nakamura

Quantifying the benefits of breaking bulk in retail operations pp. 249-263

Michael Ketzenberg, Richard Metters and Vicente Vargas

A robustness study of a multi-echelon inventory model via simulation pp. 265-277

Yeu-San Tee and Manuel D. Rossetti

Non-parametric production analysis in non-competitive environments pp. 279-294

Laurens Cherchye, Timo Kuosmanen and Thierry Post

Volume 80, issue 2, 2002

JIT facing the New Millennium pp. 131-134

Jose A. D. Machuca

"New JIT": A new management technology principle at Toyota pp. 135-144

Kakuro Amasaka

The relationship between mini profit-center and JIT system pp. 145-154

Yasuhiro Monden

Just-in-time: Implementation within the hotel industry--a case study pp. 155-167

Gerald Lee Barlow

Design of a rapid response and high efficiency service by lean production principles: Methodology and evaluation of variability of performance pp. 169-183

Lluis Cuatrecasas Arbos

Contribution of manufacturing departments to technology development: An empirical analysis for machinery, electrical and electronics, and automobile plants in Japan pp. 185-197

Yoshiki Matsui

Volume 80, issue 1, 2002

Innovation of technology management pp. 1-2

Markku Tuominen and Marko Torkkeli

SMART: System for the development, management and support of strategic alliances pp. 3-10

Iain Bitran, Joseph Bitran, Steffen Conn, Arie Nagel and Harry Nicholls

The e-skip-gen effect. The emergence of a cybercentric management model and the F2B market segment for industry pp. 11-29

Lansing Alexander Gordon

Innovation quality--a conceptual framework pp. 31-37

Udo-Ernst Haner

Attaining world-class R&D by benchmarking buyer-supplier relationships pp. 39-47

Pia Hurmelinna, Satu Peltola, Jarno Tuimala and Veli-Matti Virolainen

Knowledge creation through a project review process in software production pp. 49-55

P. Kess and H. Haapasalo

The role of tacit knowledge in innovation processes of small technology companies pp. 57-64

Kaj U. Koskinen and Hannu Vanharanta

Dynamic capability view in terms of real options pp. 65-83

K. Kylaheiko, J. Sandstrom and V. Virkkunen

Role of careful customer need assessment in product innovation management--empirical analysis pp. 85-103

H. Karkkainen and K. Elfvengren

Success factors regarding the implementation of ICT investment projects pp. 105-117

Koen Milis and Roger Mercken

Applying quality award criteria in R&D project assessment pp. 119-128

Ville Ojanen, Petteri Piippo and Markku Tuominen