Next generation of production research: wisdom, collaboration, and society

Article Abstract:

The dawning of the new millennium has brought to the fore the issue of the next generation of production research. Production research has been seeing an uptrend in recent years, both in the number of researchers and the number of countries actively pursuing production research. Such an increase is attributed to four major influences, namely, the influence of computing, the influence of communication, the influence of transportation and the influence of researchers. Its value has two key aspects, namely, the personal choice of researchers that leads to good quality and utilitarian products and the intellectual gratification of researchers with the knowledge that they help produce better knowledge for better production.

Analysis, Industrial research

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Imperfect maintenance policies for deteriorating production systems

Article Abstract:

Two maintenance strategies were formulated to deal with imperfect maintenance policies used in deteriorating production systems. The two strategies, namely equally spaced and equally cumulative-hazard, are specifically utilized in a situation where maintenance action is imperfect and may bring a production system to a worse condition. Both strategies were proven effective in leading any search procedure attain optimal maintenance policies.

Manufacturing processes, Manufacturing

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An efficient heuristic procedure for the single-item, discrete lot sizing problem

Article Abstract:

A modified heuristic derived from the fixed-charge facility location methodology is used to deal with the single-item lot sizing problem in production management. The specific problem is considered with the assumption that there are backorders. The heuristic used is not complicated and even intuitive. One of its chief advantages is its flexibility which makes it readily adaptable to similar problems.

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