A combined MRP(material requirement planning) and JIT(just in time) system can be more effective manufacturing system which utilizes the best attributes of each manufacturing system need to accommodate the best planning features of MRP and the best execution features of JIT to address the changing needs of industry. When MRP and JIT involve in any production system than its balance the all enti...

this study considers scheduling in hybrid flow shop environment with unrelated parallel machines for minimizing mean of job's tardiness and mean of job's completion times. this problem does not study in the literature, so far. flexible flow shop environment is applicable in various industries such as wire and spring manufacturing, electronic industries and production lines. after mode...

Although AI planning techniques can potentially be useful in several manufacturing domains, this potential remains largely unrealized. Many of the issues important to manufacturing engineers have not seemed interesting to AI researchers--but in order to adapt AI planning techniques to manufacturing, it is important to address these issues in a realistic and robust manner. Furthermore, by invest...

Due to significant challenges and increase in competition within the global environment, manufacturing companies need to focus on Manufacturing Planning and Control (MPC) systems in order to gain a competitive edge. This research paper describes a contribution towards the design and implementation of a bespoke MRP II system for a SME company dealing in tool reclamation. The paper covers the inv...

Growing government support has been evident during the past decade for macro-level workforce planning to ensure that future populations have access to appropriate health care services. Population ageing is impacting on workforce requirements and on workforce supply within Australia and internationally. Changes in financing and the organisation of health services are impacting on the availabilit...

Nearly all information technology educators and practitioners are familiar with the concept of a systems development life cycle (SDLC). The SDLC model is mainly based on new software development. The stages vary based on methodology, but mostly include planning and requirements definition, analysis, design of the new system, implementation, and post-implementation support such as maintenance an...

Robust and informed decisions are important for the efficient and effective operation of installed production facilities. The paper discusses information fusion and situations for decision making, as well as the use of manufacturing resource simulation for design/configuration, operational planning & scheduling, and service & maintenance. A generic model for information fusion is presented, whi...

This paper presents a model-based approach for competitive analysis of manufacturing plants in the U. S. food processing industry. As part of this approach, plant competitiveness is measured using Operational Competitiveness Ratings Analysis (OCRA) -a new non-parametric method of computing relative inefficiency. Drivers of competitiveness are identified in terms of policies related to plant str...

BACKGROUND As implementation of the US Affordable Care Act (ACA) advances, many domestic health systems are considering major changes in how the healthcare workforce is organized. The purpose of this study is to explore the dynamic processes and interactions by which workforce planning and development (WFPD) is evolving in this new environment. METHODS Informed by the theory of loosely couple...