This paper studies the multi-stage supply chain system (MSSCM) controlled by the kanban mechanism. In the kanban system, decision making is based on the number of kanbans as well as batch sizes. A kanban mechanism is employed to assist in linking different production processes in a supply chain system in order to implement the scope of just-in-time (JIT) philosophy. For a MSSCM, a mixed-integer...

This article starts with a short introduction of modern control networks and surveys severe problems, one faces when porting a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to embedded components. Some possible solutions for those problems are presented, special purpose VMs, just-in-time (JIT) compilers or the use of compiled byte-code are evaluated. Finally, we assess a potential solution regarding a new approac...

There has been sustained interest in explaining why firms adopt different management accounting practices. This paper applies contingency theory to respond empirically to calls by Gerdin (2005), Tillema (2005) and Chenhall (2007) to increase understanding of factors that explain management accounting sophistication. We examine the impact of a range of potentially contingent variables on a broad...

This work aims to find out the full potential of compilation scheduling for JIT-based runtime systems. Compilation scheduling determines the order in which the compilation units (e.g., functions) in a program are to be compiled or recompiled. It decides when what versions of the units are ready to run, and hence affects performance. But it has been a largely overlooked direction in JIT-related ...

This paper proposes “New JIT”, a new principle of next generation management technology that contributes to corporate management. New JIT consists of a hardware system founded on three core elements (TMS—Toyota Marketing System, TDS—Toyota Development System, and TPS—Toyota Production System), and a software system (TQM-S) (total quality management utilizing statistical quality control (SQC)) t...

This paper explores a novel approach to the implementation of non-causal modelling and simulation languages supporting highly structurally dynamic systems. One reason the support for structural dynamics is limited in present mainstream non-causal modelling and simulation languages is that they are designed and implemented on the assumption that symbolic processing of models and ultimately compi...

Beginning in the early 1980' s, a number of US firms followed the pioneering efforts of Shigeo Shingo and Taichi Ohno and adopted Just-In-Time (JIT) manufacturing in an attempt to reshape their manufacturing environments (see Bragg, Duplaga, and Penlesky, 2005). JIT requires that a company have a few reliable suppliers and is believed to enhance productivity and build a leaner manufacturing sys...

In this paper, the minimization of the maximum aggregate inventory of all products for the common cycle time approach to the scheduling problem of a multi-products single machine system is considered. In the case of non-zero set up time and limited resources, a simply and easy to apply rule has been obtained for this optimization problem. Using this rule, one can obtain the optimal production s...

AMPROS is a project which aims to study and develop a middleware-based platform for mobile environments. AMPROS provides a distributed, just-in-time, and contextaware deployment of component-based applications. The deployment adaptation is carried out by a set of adaptive components able to vary the architecture of the application as well as the attributes of its components. In this paper we de...

Low inventory, a crucial part of just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing systems, enjoys increasing application worldwide, yet the behavioral effects of such systems remain largely unexplored. Operations research (OR) models of low-inventory systems typically use a simplifying assumption that processing times of individual workers are independent random variables. This leads to predictions that low-in...