This research presents a heuristic for sequencing mixed-model production schedules for assembly lines when JIT production is an objective, and setup requirements are present. The heuristic examines a sequence and determines an objective function value based upon the parts usage rate (Miltenburg 1989) and the number of setups involved. This sequence is then altered in the hope of ® nding a bette...

In this paper, we consider discrete event systems divided in a main system and a secondary system such that the inner dynamics of each system is ruled by standard synchronizations and the interactions between both systems are expressed by partial synchronizations (i.e., event e2 can only occur when, not after, event e1 occurs) of events in the secondary system by events in the main system. The ...

Dynamically typed languages are becoming increasingly popular for different software development scenarios where runtime adaptability is important. Therefore, existing class-based platforms such as Java and .NET have been gradually incorporating dynamic features to support the execution of these languages. The implementations of dynamic languages on these platforms commonly generate an extra la...

Postcompletion error (Byrne & Bovair, 1997) is a robust form of routine procedural error that can be difficult to prevent. However, Chung and Byrne (2004, 2008) reported the complete elimination of this error with a highly aggressive cue, one which was just-in-time, highly specific, and highly visually salient. This paper reports three experiments designed to investigate the role of each one of...

Time-based supply chain management is already realized to a certain extent – especially on a regional or national level. But in an international context the time focus is only visible in particular supply chain segments as for example the just-in-time delivery. Other areas of the global supply chain are only allowing a continuous parts flow with the help of stocks. For reducing these stock leve...