International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

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Volume 20, issue 1/2/3/4, 2010

The sliding frame – extending the concept to various assembly line balancing problems pp. 4-24

Yuval Cohen and Ezey Dar-El

An empirical comparison of improvement heuristics for the mixed-model U-line balancing problem pp. 25-45

John K. Visich, Basheer M. Khumawala and Joaquin Diaz-Saiz

The performance of unpaced production lines with unequal operating time variabilities and buffer sizes pp. 46-58

Sabry Shaaban

Modelling the allocation of protective capacity to design unbalanced production lines pp. 59-74

M. Caridi and R. Cigolini

Adaptive Kanban control systems for two-stage production lines pp. 75-93

Katsuhiko Takahashi, Katsumi Morikawa, Daisuke Hirotani and Takeshi Yoshikawa

An investigation of the influence of coefficient of variation in the demand distribution on the performance of several lean production control strategies pp. 94-119

John Geraghty and Cathal Heavey

System model of production inventory control pp. 120-155

Dirk Pons

Factorial effects on the performance of closed-loop asynchronous automatic assembly systems pp. 156-168

Wai Keung Leung and W.C. Ng

An overview and comparison of four sequence generating methods for robotic assembly pp. 169-196

B.B. Biswal, B.B. Choudhury, D. Mishra and P. Dash

Cell formation considering real-life production parameters pp. 197-221

Amit Rai Dixit and P.K. Mishra

Operator assignment/reassignment problems in incremental cell formation pp. 222-241

G. Kumara Raja Singh and G. Srinivasan

Performance evaluation of hybrid-CLP vs. GA: non-permutation flowshop with constrained resequencing buffers pp. 242-258

Gerrit Farber, Anna M. Coves Moreno and Said Salhi

Supervisory-based capacity allocation control for manufacturing systems pp. 259-285

Karim Tamani, Reda Boukezzoula and Georges Habchi

Multistage production systems with random yields and rigid demand pp. 286-299

Tal Ben-Zvi and Abraham Grosfeld-Nir

Yield management in TFT-LCD manufacturing by using regression and neural network techniques pp. 300-315

Kun-Lin Hsieh

Solving the response time variability problem by means of the cross-entropy method pp. 316-330

Alberto Garcia-Villoria, Albert Corominas and Rafael Pastor

Note on the behaviour of an improvement heuristic on permutation and blocking flow-shop scheduling pp. 331-357

Ramon Companys, Imma Ribas and Manel Mateo

Optimum design selection of jigs/fixtures using digraph and matrix methods pp. 358-371

V. Paramasivam, K.P. Padmanaban and V. Senthil

Volume 19, issue 3/4, 2010

Development of Product Lifecycle Management metrics: measuring the impact of PLM pp. 167-179

Cynthia L. Tomovic, Lisa B. Ncube, Abram Walton and Michael Grieves

Product Lifecycle Quality (PLQ): a framework within Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for achieving product quality pp. 180-190

Michael W. Grieves

Mechatronics Design Methodology applied at manufacturing companies pp. 191-210

David A. Guerra-Zubiaga, Edgar Rios, Robert Parkin, Mike Jackson, Mileta M. Tomovic and Ricardo Ramirez-Mendoza

Multidisciplinary integrated design optimisation platform and application on active suspension pp. 211-223

Hao Wang, Shaoping Wang and Mileta M. Tomovic

Integrated PLM-process-approach for the development and management of telecommunications products in a multi-lifecycle environment pp. 224-237

Julius D. Golovatchev, Oliver Budde and Chin-Gi Hong

Intelligent process modelling using Feed-Forward Neural Networks pp. 238-257

Mohamed H. Gadallah, Khaled Abdel Hamid El-Sayed and Keith Hekman

A survey on the integration of product and package development pp. 258-278

Caroline Bramklev

The impact of Product Lifecycle Management on virtual team creation: a concept change model for heightened productivity pp. 279-293

Magdalena B. Lech, Tanner J. Georgiades, John E. Sukup Iii and Cynthia L. Tomovic

Product Lifecycle Management in support of green manufacturing: addressing the challenges of global climate change pp. 294-305

L. Varinia Barreto, Hannah C. Anderson, Alyssa Anglin and Cynthia L. Tomovic

Entry-level engineering professionals and Product Lifecycle Management: a competency model pp. 306-311

Sharron A. Frillman, Kari L. Wilde, Jonathan F. Kochert, Scott R. Homan and Cynthia L. Tomovic

PLM-based certification process in aeronautics extended enterprise pp. 312-329

Benoit Eynard, Nadege Troussier and Bruno Carratt

Application of PLM in higher education procurement pp. 330-336

Michael Wisma and Cynthia L. Tomovic

Volume 19, issue 1/2, 2010

Supply chain coordination using EDI with performance implications pp. 6-26

Craig A. Hill and Gary D. Scudder

Evaluating the role and integration of contract manufacturing strategy in supply chain management: an empirical study pp. 27-46

Liang-Chieh (Victor) Cheng

Supplier selected relationships: choosing friends, over family pp. 47-67

Michael D.J. Clements, David L. Dean and David A. Cohen

Scheduling to minimise penalties for a non-dedicated supplier in integrated supply chains pp. 68-81

Anurag Agarwal and Vaidyanathan Jayaraman

The role of integrative capabilities in involving suppliers in New Product Development: a knowledge integration perspective pp. 82-101

Sarah Jinhui Wu and Gary L. Ragatz

A conceptual model for integrating strategic supply management into the supply chain pp. 102-123

Eva Ponce-Cueto, Alvaro Garcia-Sanchez and Miguel Ortega-Mier

Real-time order management with supplier capacity reservation pp. 124-139

Elias T. Kirche and Rajesh Srivastava

Analysis of two different automated purchase order systems in telecom electronics manufacturing unit pp. 140-164

Lauri Rantala and Olli-Pekka Hilmola

Volume 18, issue 4, 2009

Proposal and demonstration of V-MICS-EM by digital engineering: robot operation and maintenance by utilising visual manual pp. 344-355

Hirohisa Sakai and Kakuro Amasaka

A product development process for linked management: application cases of electrical home appliance products pp. 356-370

Michiya Morita and Shigemi Ochiai

Perspectives on industrial clusters in the Japanese biotechnology industry pp. 371-385

Nobutaka Odake

Strategic planning of skill training for manufacturing pp. 386-395

Kazumasa Ohashi

Factorial representation in scheduling problems pp. 396-408

Kazunori Watase

TPS-QAS, new production quality management model: key to New JIT – Toyota's global production strategy pp. 409-426

Kakuro Amasaka and Hirohisa Sakai

Model analysis of the economical meaning for regional-independent production pp. 427-437

Hiroki Ishikura

Sensitivity analysis of an economic order quantity for dynamic inventory models with discrete demand pp. 438-452

Michinori Sakaguchi and Masanori Kodama

Volume 18, issue 3, 2009

Tooling design and development of set-up for hydro-mechanical deep drawing pp. 245-261

Swadesh Kumar Singh and D. Ravi Kumar

A conceptual design system of epicyclic gear mechanism based on digital manufacturing pp. 262-270

Yang Ping and Zhihua Pei

Design of precision recycle system of colour filter for TFT-LCD pp. 271-281

P.S. Pa

A hybrid model for isomorphism identification in mechanism design based on intelligent manufacturing pp. 282-292

Liao Ningbo and Yang Ping

Evaluation of the performance of bearing materials using distance-based fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making process pp. 293-299

S. Bhattacharya, B. Sarkar and R.N. Mukherjee

Numerical simulation approach on stress and strain for chip scale package under thermal cycling pp. 300-307

Yang Ping and Wei Li

Process control for aerospace chemical milling process pp. 308-318

Chau-Chen Torng, Chikong Huang and Hsien-Ming Chang

Simultaneous optimisation of conflicting responses for CNC turned parts using desirability function pp. 319-332

Aman Aggarwal, Hari Singh, Pradeep Kumar and Manmohan Singh

Finite element analysis on stress/strain in CBGA solder joint with different substrates under thermal cycle pp. 333-339

Yang Ping and Caijun Shen

Volume 18, issue 2, 2009

Size reduction decomposition for Rapid Prototyping large objects pp. 121-148

W.K. Chiu and K.M. Yu

A Smart Decision-Support System for dispersed manufacturing using neural object technology pp. 149-166

Henry C.W. Lau, Carman K.M. Lee, George T.S. Ho, K.F. Pun and K.L. Choy

Optimal-parting direction selection for die-casting pp. 167-182

Jatinder Madan, P.V.M. Rao and T.K. Kundra

Managing knowledge within the manufacturing enterprise: an overview pp. 183-209

David Baxter, Rajkumar Roy and James Gao

A JIT integrated inventory model for a buyer and a vendor considering the impact of quality improvement pp. 210-227

Mallika Parveen and T.V.V.L.N. Rao

Using multiple variables decision-making analysis for ERP selection pp. 228-241

Jen-Her Wu, Wei-Chun Tai, Ray J. Tsai and Iuan-Yuan Lu

Volume 18, issue 1, 2009

A performance-based Bayesian method for the optimisation of manufacturing resources collaboration pp. 1-14

Jian Zhou, Qing Li, Qing Wang, Dafeng Xu and Tianyuan Xiao

Concurrent design for nominal and tolerance analysis and allocation of mechanical assemblies using DE and NSGA-II pp. 15-33

K. Sivakumar and C. Balamurugan

Production system selection for the agile manufacturing of modularly designed products pp. 34-58

Mohd. Asif Hasan, Ravi Shankar and Joseph Sarkis

The effects of joint operations time means and variability unbalance on production line performance pp. 59-78

Sabry Shaaban and Tom McNamara

Optimisation of finishing conditions in Centrifugal Force Assisted Abrasive Flow Machining using Taguchi method pp. 79-93

R.S. Walia, H.S. Shan and P. Kumar

A multi-attribute decision model for justification of World-Class Maintenance Systems pp. 94-120

Rajesh Prasad Mishra, G. Anand and Rambabu Kodali