International Journal of Production Economics

1991 - 2025

Continuation of Engineering Costs and Production Economics.

Current editor(s): Stefan Minner

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Volume 68, issue 3, 2000

Continuous review inventory models where random lead time depends on lot size and reserved capacity pp. 217-228

Metin Cakanyildirim, James H. Bookbinder and Yigal Gerchak

Capacity allocation and outsourcing in a process industry pp. 229-239

Ton G. de Kok

A genetic algorithm to solve the general multi-level lot-sizing problem with time-varying costs pp. 241-257

N. Dellaert, J. Jeunet and Nicolas Jonard

Genetic algorithm optimisation of a class of inventory control systems pp. 259-278

S. M. Disney, M. M. Naim and D. R. Towill

The (r,Q) control of a periodic-review inventory system with continuous demand and lost sales pp. 279-286

Soren Glud Johansen and Roger M. Hill

Integration of assembly and fabrication for make-to-order production pp. 287-306

R. Kolisch

The (R, Q) inventory policy subject to a compound Poisson demand pattern pp. 307-317

Peter Matheus and Ludo Gelders

An integrated Lagrangean relaxation-simulated annealing approach to the multi-level multi-item capacitated lot sizing problem pp. 319-331

Linet Ozdamar and Gulay Barbarosoglu

Volume 68, issue 2, 2000

Modelling rescheduling activities in a multi-period production-inventory system pp. 123-135

Robert W. Grubbstrom and Ou Tang

Identification of aggregate resource and job set characteristics for predicting job set makespan in batch process industries pp. 137-149

Wenny H. M. Raaymakers and Jan C. Fransoo

Performance guarantee of two simple priority rules for production scheduling pp. 151-159

Gunter Schmidt

A practical decomposition approach for a chemical substance scheduling problem pp. 161-167

Patrick Van Bael and Marcel Rijckaert

The impact of material coordination concepts on planning stability in supply chains pp. 169-176

K. van Donselaar, J. van den Nieuwenhof and J. Visschers

Parallel machine scheduling with batch delivery costs pp. 177-183

Guoqing Wang and T. C. Edwin Cheng

Application of multiagent systems in project management pp. 185-197

Yuhong Yan, Torsten Kuphal and Jurgen Bode

A heuristic solution concept for a generalized machine sequencing problem with an application to radiator manufacturing pp. 199-213

G. Zapfel and M. Wasner

Volume 68, issue 1, 2000

Preface pp. ix-x

Robert W. Grubbstrom and Hans H. Hinterhuber

Heuristic methods for cost-oriented assembly line balancing: A survey pp. 1-14

Matthias Amen

Service system structure pp. 15-27

John A. Buzacott

Multi-agent systems in production planning and control: An application to the scheduling of mixed-model assembly lines pp. 29-42

Maria Caridi and Andrea Sianesi

Production variability and shop configuration: An experimental analysis pp. 43-57

Andrea D'Angelo, Massimo Gastaldi and Nathan Levialdi

A performance comparison of pull type control mechanisms for multi-stage manufacturing pp. 59-71

Fikri Karaesmen and Yves Dallery

Modelling input-output workload control for dynamic capacity planning in production planning systems pp. 73-93

Brian G. Kingsman

Greedy heuristic algorithms for manpower shift planning pp. 95-106

A. G. Lagodimos and V. Leopoulos

The influence of shop characteristics on workload control pp. 107-119

Bas Oosterman, Martin Land and Gerard Gaalman

Volume 67, issue 3, 2000

Specialization, teamwork, and production efficiency pp. 205-218

Stephen G. Powell

Integrated batch size and setup reduction decisions in multi-product, dynamic manufacturing environments pp. 219-233

Moustapha Diaby

Coordination of internal supply chains in vertically integrated high-tech manufacturing organizations (HTMOs) pp. 235-252

Armando Ugarte and Shmuel Oren

Total product quality pp. 253-267

D. N. P. Murthy and K. Ravi Kumar

An extended newsboy problem with shortage-level constraints pp. 269-277

M. S. Chen and C. C. Chuang

Complementarities between JIT purchasing practices: An economic analysis based on transaction costs pp. 279-293

Javier Gonzalez-Benito, Isabel Suarez-Gonzalez and Martin Spring

Volume 67, issue 2, 2000

QFD in new production technology evaluation pp. 103-112

Antony Lowe, Keith Ridgway and Helen Atkinson

Selecting quality-based programmes in small firms: A comparison between the fuzzy linguistic approach and the analytic hierarchy process pp. 113-133

Giuliano Noci and Giovanni Toletti

Investments and investment processes in professional service groups pp. 135-154

Esbjorn Segelod

Developments of the payback method pp. 155-167

Stefan Yard

Analysing organisational issues in concurrent new product development pp. 169-182

Badr Haque, Kulwant S. Pawar and Richard J. Barson

A nonlinear mixed integer multiperiod firm model pp. 183-199

Ralf Ostermark, Hans Skrifvars and Tapio Westerlund

Observation on: "Economic production quantity model for items with imperfect quality" [Int. J. Production Economics 64 (2000) 59-64] pp. 201-201

Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón

Volume 67, issue 1, 2000

Maintenance and reliability pp. 1-2

Peter Sander and Wenbin Wang

The building bricks of product quality: An overview of some basic concepts and principles pp. 3-15

Thijs P. J. Berden, Aarnout C. Brombacher and Peter C. Sander

Accelerated stress testing in a time-driven product development process pp. 17-26

Yuan Lu, Han Tong Loh, Aarnout Cornelis Brombacher and Elke den Ouden

The use of quality metrics in service centres pp. 27-36

Valia T. Petkova, Peter C. Sander and Aarnout C. Brombacher

Analysis of quality information flows in the product creation process of high-volume consumer products pp. 37-52

Peter C. Sander and Aarnout C. Brombacher

Calculating the expected failure rate of complex equipment subject to hazardous repair pp. 53-61

Rose D. Baker

A data deficiency based parameter estimating problem and case study in delay time PM modeling pp. 63-76

A. H. Christer, Cheng Few Lee and W. Wang

Refining the delay-time-based PM inspection model with non-negligible system downtime estimates of the expected number of failures pp. 77-85

A. H. Christer and Cheng Few Lee

Determining economical maintenance intervals pp. 87-94

David F. Percy and Khairy A. H. Kobbacy

Optimal repair-replace strategies for a warranted product pp. 95-100

Nat Jack and Frank Van der Duyn Schouten

Volume 66, issue 3, 2000

Lot streaming in multistage production systems pp. 199-211

Ranga V. Ramasesh, Haizhen Fu, Duncan K. H. Fong and Jack C. Hayya

Robust multi-item newsboy models with a budget constraint pp. 213-226

George L. Vairaktarakis

Planning and managing manufacturing capacity when demand is subject to diffusion effects pp. 227-240

Marco Cantamessa and Carlo Valentini

Self-assessment using the business excellence model: A study of practice and process pp. 241-254

L. Ritchie and B. G. Dale

Traditional and innovative paths towards time-based competition pp. 255-268

Alberto De Toni and Antonella Meneghetti

A multi-agent approach for the capacity allocation problem pp. 269-285

Armando Brandolese, Alessandro Brun and Alberto Portioli-Staudacher

A note on An efficient algorithm for the single-machine tardiness problem pp. 287-292

Dirk Biskup and Wolfgang Piewitt

Volume 66, issue 2, 2000

Estimating the cost for doing a cost estimate pp. 101-104

Donald S. Remer and Harry R. Buchanan

Convergence and productive efficiency in fourteen OECD countries: A non-parametric frontier approach pp. 105-117

Francisco J. Arcelus and Pablo Arocena

A cone-ratio DEA approach for AMT justification pp. 119-129

Srinivas Talluri and K. Paul Yoon

Evaluation of the potential benefits of lot streaming in flow-shop systems pp. 131-142

Adar A. Kalir and Subhash C. Sarin

Quality certification and performance of Brazilian firms: An empirical study pp. 143-147

Marcos A.M. Lima, Marcelo Resende and Lia Hasenclever

On optimal two-stage lot sizing and inventory batching policies pp. 149-158

Roger M. Hill

Lot sizing and scheduling with sequence-dependent setup costs and times and efficient rescheduling opportunities pp. 159-169

Knut Haase and Alf Kimms

Using hierarchical pseudo bills of material for customer order acceptance and optimal material replenishment in assemble to order manufacturing of non-modular products pp. 171-184

J. W. M. Bertrand, M. Zuijderwijk and H. M. H. Hegge

Optimising product recycling chains by control theory pp. 185-195

U. Kleineidam, A. J. D. Lambert, J. Blansjaar, J. J. Kok and R. J. J. van Heijningen

Volume 66, issue 1, 2000

Demand uncertainty and returns policies for a seasonal product: An alternative model pp. 1-12

Amy Hing-Ling Lau, Hon-Shiang Lau and Keith D. Willett

Parametric analysis of setup cost in the economic lot-sizing model without speculative motives pp. 13-22

C. P. M. Van Hoesel and A. P. M. Wagelmans

Process improvement for a container-filling process with random shifts pp. 23-31

William W. Williams, Kwei Tang and Linguo Gong

The integration of activity based costing and enterprise modeling for reengineering purposes pp. 33-44

I. P. Tatsiopoulos and N. Panayiotou

Justification of manufacturing technologies using fuzzy benefit/cost ratio analysis pp. 45-52

Cengiz Kahraman, Ethem Tolga and Ziya Ulukan

Solvable cases of permutation flowshop scheduling with dominating machines pp. 53-57

S. Xiang, G. Tang and T. C. E. Cheng

Optimal payment time for a retailer under permitted delay of payment by the wholesaler pp. 59-66

A. M. M. Jamal, Bhaba R. Sarker and Shaojun Wang

A negotiation aid for fixed-quantity contracts with stochastic demand and production pp. 67-76

Thomas Grossman, Thomas R. Rohleder and Edward A. Silver

Market-driven product and service design: Bridging the gap between customer needs, quality management, and customer satisfaction pp. 77-96

Andreas Herrmann, Frank Huber and Christine Braunstein