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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"Product-Mix"”.
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Designing cellular manufacturing systems with time varying product mix and resource availability
… is sensitive to fluctuations in the demand for products, the product mix, and the availability of resources. This research offers a multi-period formulation of the PF/MC formation problem. It addresses the dynamic nature of the production environment by considering a multi-period forecast of …
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Optimization model for product mix and capacity management with activity-based information
A new modeling approach to product mix problem and capacity management decisions has been proposed. This new model is based upon the information that is available in an activity-based environment. Activity-based management is one of the latest industrial management concepts based upon …
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An Activity- Based Costing and Theory of Constraints Model for Product- Mix Decisions
… (TOC) philosophy in determining the optimal product-mix and restrictive bottlenecks of a company. The contribution of this thesis is a new product-mix decision model that uses activity-based cost information. This new model is proposed to be used with the TOC philosophy in order to improve …
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Simulated annealing heuristics for the dynamic facility layout problem
… their ability to quickly respond to changes in product mix and demand. Studies show that material handling cost makes up between 20 and 50 percent of the total operating cost. Therefore, this thesis considers the problem of arranging and rearranging (when there are changes in product mix and …
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An analysis of motor vehicle assembly plant complexity : developing a framework to evaluate the existence of a complexity threshold
… manufacturer facing decreasing average product volumes as a result of market fragmentation while simultaneously reducing its manufacturing plant footprint must adapt to the difficult challenge of increased product mix within its manufacturing system. The increase in complexity resulting …
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Product SKU Analysis, Rationalization, and Optimization
Optimizing a portfolio product mix to balance customer demand and company strategy is an ongoing challenge for various industries, often resulting in product proliferation. LFM Capital, a private equity firm, acquired IronCraft, a tractor attachment company in Eastern Tennessee, in 2021. Since its …
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Productivity, efficiency and competition of UK depository institutions.
… considered broadly fall into the three areas of productivity, efficiency and competitiveness. The study was undertaken with the aim of considering both the magnitude and degree of change in these cost characteristics over time. This assessment is deemed to be important due to the wide-ranging …
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A strategic analysis of the role of uncertainty in electronic waste recovery system economics : an investigation of the IT and appliance industries
… rate. The extensive adoption of electronic products, the tendency of consumers to purchase multiple electronics, and the rapid obsolescence of products are contributing factors. More problematic than the growing volume of e-waste is where to put it. Environmental recovery is an option that …
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Capacity planning and change management in an aerospace overhaul cell
… affect cell performance but that the product mix in the cell is even more crucial. The model highlights the best workforce allocations based on a given product mix or demand level. This analysis is expanded in a design of experiment that shows improving employee efficiency is the most …
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Assessment of Cross Laminated Timber Markets for Hardwood Lumber
… grade lumber (SGHL) from low value logs as a product mix through a survey of hardwood lumber producers in the US. The third objective was to conduct a log yield study of SGHL production from yellow poplar (YP) logs to produce 6'' and 8'' width SGHL to match the PRG 320 requirements. The fourth …
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Sequencing policy for a CONWIP production system
… of a constant Work-in-Progress (CONWIP) production system through the sequencing of its backlog list is investigated. The performance measures considered are throughput, optimum WIP level (m*), and flow time. Analysis of the effects of sequence dependent bottlenecks on system performance …
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Evaluating modeling techniques for quantifying production risk in contact lens manufacturing
… lenses offering a variety of vision correction products. They have a strong commitment to innovation--defining new product categories and improving existing ones--to better patient outcomes, but this poses a challenge for machine production capacity and long-term planning. As medical devices, …
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Improving operational effectiveness in the job-shop environment through discrete event simulation and innovative process design
… Company X is a manufacturing area dedicated to production of precision electro-mechanical systems, of which they are contracted to service during the complete lifecycle. Currently, the production system is dedicated to the refurbishment of these electro-mechanical systems; it could be …
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Linear optimization model for fish processing production planning
… processing sector resulting in a wider range of product possibilities as well as increasing production capacity. This paper attempts to show that optimization model and sensitivity analysis can be beneficial as a decision making tool for production manager in this fast paced environment. The …
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An optimization grouping method in a multi-line manufacturing system
A tailored product grouping method using binary integer linear program for optimization is developed for two production lines in a food packaging manufacturer. A mathematical model is created to assign products to the two dedicated production lines with an objective to minimize the total setup …
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Determining the value of volume and process flexibility in market driven manufacturing operations
… as it applies to a manufacture of luxury products. A specific definition of flexibility is applied to this firm based on its particular industrial evolutionary stage and operational objectives. Probabilistic modeling, linear optimization and iterative simulation is used to show that volume …
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Secrets of the Aluminati: Bottleneck Assessment within an Aluminum Rolling Mill
… of the preheat process of Commonwealth Rolled Products (CRP), an aluminum rolling mill. CRP wished to evaluate its processes to determine whether its present capacity was compatible with its long-term strategic plan. The preheat process in particular presented a challenge because of its …
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Leadtime estimation in a manufacturing shop environment
… lot size, sequencing rule, and shop type/product mix and the â dependent variables; work-in-process, machine utilization, flowtime, and leadtime. These relationships have seldom been investigated by academicians. There is no satisfactory method available in the literature today that can be …
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Factors influencing effective cost management within South Africa’s retail banking sector
… make the right decisions with regards to product mix, price and market. This research uses a qualitative methodology to uncover how the South African banks currently use costing principles. This is achieved through semi-structured long interviews with individuals, who are directly …
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