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WSC
2007
13 years 9 months ago
Measuring manufacturing throughput using takt time analysis and simulation
This paper is motivated by a case study performed at a company that manufactures two main types of customized products. In an effort to significantly increase their throughput cap...
Jun Duanmu, Kevin Taaffe
HICSS
2012
IEEE
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12 years 3 months ago
The Manufacture of Potable Water: Case Analyses of Electric System Alternatives
Potable water within significant areas of the nations of the Arabian Gulf region is most frequently manufactured (cogenerated) along with electricity. The most economic process ha...
Richard D. Tabors, Siddarth Nagendraprasad, Ayoob ...
MANSCI
2010
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13 years 2 months ago
Does a Manufacturer Benefit from Selling to a Better-Forecasting Retailer?
This paper considers a manufacturer selling to a newsvendor retailer that possesses superior demand-forecast information. We show that the manufacturer's expected profit is c...
Terry A. Taylor, Wenqiang Xiao
WSC
2000
13 years 8 months ago
Using simulation to support implementation of flexible manufacturing Cell
A simulation model was developed and tested using Taylor II to justify the implementation of a Flexible Manufacturing Cell (FMC). The current production capacity at the existing C...
Kambiz Farahmand
WSC
1997
13 years 8 months ago
Pallet Optimization and Throughput Estimation via Simulation
We describe a discrete-process simulation analysis of a production system at an automotive supply company. This simulation project was undertaken with the goals of demonstrating a...
Edward J. Williams, Andrew Gevaert