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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Manufacturing Planning"”.
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A flexible architecture for manufacturing planning software maintenance
Computer software systems took on a new role in manufacturing planning with the introduction of Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system in 1965. The MRP system generates material requirement lists in response to given production requirements. In this way, inventory management, purchasing, and …
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Design and implementation of a high-fidelity virtual reality manufacturing planning framework
<p>Manufacturing applications of virtual reality (VR) technology are growing. The challenge is to design, implement, and integrate VR simulation for manufacturing systems that improves the effectiveness of the planning process. This dissertation provides the industry with the technical …
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AN INTEGRATED CAD TOOL BASED ON DESIGN INTENT
… the development of an integrated design and planning decision tool. The design and pre-manufacturing planning of the integrated circuit (IC) encapsulation mould were chosen for the case study. The work addressed some inherent intricacies of mould design and also attempted to define roles for …
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Manufacturing execution systems
The term Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) was created in 1990 by Advanced Manufacturing Research (AMR) to describe the suite of software products which enables the execution of manufacturing through the integration of planning and control systems. The purpose of this dissertation is to …
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Perfecting visibility with retailer data
… point of sales (POS) data in the production planning process of a consumer-packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing company. The quantitative measurements of utility include the improvement of production forecasting, reduction of inventory costs, and reduction of equipment changeover costs. …
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A knowledge-based system approach for dynamic scheduling
… have provided an effective tool in solving manufacturing planning problems. But these methods have not been able to effectively address real time control problems in the manufacturing environment. To address some of these problems, this research investigates applying an expert system …
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Reducing inventory through supply chain coordination and improved lead times
… the suppliers' ability to optimize their own manufacturing planning and setup schedules.
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Considering the customer : determinants and impact of using technology on industry evolution
… the history of how U.S. manufacturers used manufacturing planning software from its inception in 1954 through its first significant technological change in the 1990s. Manufacturers significantly changed how they used the software primarily through learning by using the software. Market …
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Accounting information in micro manufacturing enterprises in Libya.
… accounting information generated and used for planning and control, a programme of research was conducted in selected micro manufacturing enterprises (less than 10 employees) in Libya. This research is an exploratory study as it represents the first attempt to study accounting information in …
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Developing a long term strategy for a warehouse network
… The model demonstrated a +- 10% accuracy to 2017 planning. We developed a strategy that mimics Amgen's operational strategy. Amgen's operational strategy is to reduce fixed costs, and focus on flexibility with variable based costs. Based on this, we found the best strategy was to work with 3rd …
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Rediseño de procesos del sistema de planificación y control de la producción de la industria de ingeniería-bajo-pedio basado en las tecnologías de la información
… planificación y control de la producción (MPC, Manufacturing Planning and Control) particularmente compleja. Tanto el bloque de soluciones comerciales como la mayoría de propuestas académicas para hacerla frente, se basan en adaptaciones y combinaciones de los sistemas MPC convencionales; …
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Tight Flow-Based Formulations for the Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem and Their Applications to some Scheduling Problems
… The ATSP is commonly encountered in the areas of manufacturing planning and scheduling, and transportation logistics. The integration of decisions pertaining to production and shipping, in the supply chain context, has given rise to an additional and practical relevance to this problem especially …