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This paper presents a model and an analysis of the cost-flexibility tradeoffs involved in investing product-flexible manufacturing capacity. Flexible capacity provides firm with ability to respond wide variety future demand outcomes, but at expense increased cost acquiring flexible capacity, as compared dedicated or nonflexible We formulate investment decision two-stage stochastic program. In first stage, must make its before resolution uncertainty product demand. second after for products...

Manufacturing strategy is a critical part of the firm's corporate and business strategies, comprising set well-coordinated objectives action programs aimed at securing long-term, sustainable advantage over competitors. It should be consistent with overall as well other functional strategies. A methodology for designing such manufacturing strategies has been successfully tested in actual environments, including Packard Electric Division General Motors.

Recent interest in product quality suggests that effort devoted to improving the of manufactured products may reduce unit costs. This conjecture—that can lower costs—challenges traditional assumption costs increase with increased assurance activities and has significant implications for management. By introducing idea a quality-based learning curve, this paper links previously disjoint literatures control curves explain why high low need not be inconsistent. When are affected by favorably...

This paper discusses a framework for strategic supply chain design that rests on an assortment of conceptual approaches. These approaches include benchmarking fast‐evolving industries to posit principles dynamics and integrating into the concurrent processes product manufacturing system design. yield insights sourcing strategy as well implementation engineering.

This paper addresses the empirical verification of hypotheses that relate to strategic use and implementation manufacturing flexibility. We begin with a literature review framework for analyzing different types flexibility in manufacturing. Next, we examine some propositions using data from 31 printed circuit-board plants Europe, Japan, United States. Based on our analysis findings, then suggest several new insights related management potentially fruitful areas further theoretical research....

Humanitarian aid agencies deliver emergency supplies and services to people affected by disasters. Scholars practitioners have developed modeling approaches support delivery planning, but they used objective functions with little validation as the trade‐offs among multiple goals of delivery. We develop a method value performance plans based on expert preferences over five key attributes: amount cargo delivered, prioritization commodity type, location, speed delivery, operational cost....

Abstract This paper proposes a goal‐programming modeling approach to address three‐dimensional concurrent engineering (3D‐CE) problems involving product, process and supply chain design. The model enables straightforward representation of the inter‐relations among multiple objectives analysis tradeoffs those that exhibit conflicts. is demonstrated through discussion integrality versus modularity in product designs motivated by events took place automotive industry over last decade. A...

Cyclicality is a well‐known and accepted fact of life in market‐driven economies. Less well known or understood, however, the phenomenon amplification as one looks “upstream” industrial supply chain. We examine its implications through lens upstream industry that notorious for intensity business cycles it faces: machine tool industry. Amplification demand volatility capital equipment chains, e. g., tools, particularly large relative to seen distribution component parts chains. present system...

This paper explores the economics of investing in gradual process improvement, a key component, with empirically supported importance, well known Just-in-Time and Total Quality Control philosophies. We formulate Markov decision process, analyze it, apply it to problem setup reduction quality improvement. Instead one-time investment opportunity for large predictable technological advance, we allow many smaller investments over time, potential improvements random magnitude. use somewhat...

In collaboration with industry partners, a normative model of the product concept decision process was developed, supported tools and techniques, codified as support for development teams. This (Concept Engineering) then introduced into number teams in different companies. A comparative analysis actual activities, without use Concept Engineering, conducted. All observed viewed time to market critical measure their success. However, processes differed significantly depending on whether...

We present a model that extends variant of the classic quality control/machine maintenance by adding concept quality-based learning. The extension captures idea operators production process may be able to discover and eliminate defects in system if, during an inspection, they find “out control.” Thus, distinguishing feature is one inspects not only for purpose repairing machine, but also hope machine will caught act producing defective output, so source problems uncovered eliminated. paper...

When dealing with urgent, ill‐defined problems, such as rapidly evolving emergency situations, operations managers have little time for problem formulation or solution. While the mechanisms by which humans formulate and solve problems been described, rapid, concurrent formulating solving are not well understood. This study investigates these through a field of transportation planning in humanitarian response setting. The findings show that is solved greedy search formulated sensemaking,...

This paper studies a repeated game between manufacturer and two competing suppliers with imperfect monitoring. We present principal-agent model for managing long-term supplier relationships using unique form of measurement incentive scheme. measure supplier's overall performance rating equivalent to its continuation utility (the expected total discounted future payoffs), incentivize effort larger allocations business. obtain the vector suppliers' ratings as state Markov decision process, we...

Automated vehicles (AVs) have emerged rapidly in recent years, becoming a focus of high expectations and heated debates. Advocates argue that the arrival AVs will make driving safer, greener, cheaper, faster, bringing ubiquitous access to transportation while significantly reducing traffic congestion environmental impacts. Skeptics, contrast, suggest appeal induce additional driving, offsetting or even overwhelming positive effects increased automation. Many analysts now believe solution...

Automated manufacturing systems are complex integrated systems. MS/OR models, because of their ability to offer insights into the nature interaction among components in systems, can play a major role design, operation, and control automated With today's knowledge, it is virtually impossible design install system consisting hardware, software, data-base management, communication technology, human resources which each these five subsystems fully exploit other four. This limitation provides...

In the past twenty years, there has been an evolution in way that sourcing and global manufacturing are viewed. While price is important, it no longer supreme, as increased complexity transparency have changed leading firms to think about intelli‐sourcing: simultaneously balancing economics while protecting firm's reputation.