Throughput performance analysis for closed-loop vehicle-based
material handling systems.
1 Introduction
Consider a discrete vehicle-based material handling system serving
multiple machines on a simple closed loop. Move requests arrive
randomly, requiring material transfer between . . .
RFID in mixed-model automotive assembly operations: process and
quality cost savings.(Report)
1. Introduction
In this research we characterize potential operational benefits of
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) in a complex mixed-model
automotive assembly system. We believe that much . . .
A polling-based dynamic order picking system for online
retailers.(Report)
1. Introduction
Recent trends in the distribution function have resulted in order
picking design and management becoming more important and complex.
Customers tend to order more frequently, in . . .
Performance approximation and design of pick-and-pass order
picking systems.(Report)
1. Introduction
Order picking, the process of picking products to fill customer
orders, is one of the most important activities in warehouses due to its
high contribution (about 55%) to the total . . .
Allocating space in a forward pick area of a distribution center
for small parts.(Report)
1. The forward pick area
The forward pick area of a warehouse functions as a "warehouse
within the warehouse": many of the most popular StockKeeping Units
(SKUs) are stored there in small . . .
Designing the layout structure of manual order picking areas in
warehouses.(Report)
1. Introduction
A warehouse typically consists of several different areas,
including the shipping and receiving areas, bulk storage area and order
picking area. A good overview of warehouse . . .
Determining aisle structures for facility designs using a
hierarchy of algorithms.(Report)
1. Introduction
Facilities design has three interrelated components; structure,
layout and the determination of a (network) system to support material
flow interaction, e.g., material handling . . .
Optimizing inbound and outbound door assignments in
less-than-truckload crossdocks.(Report)
1. Introduction
Crossdocks play a key role in contemporary supply networks. They
are used by many transportation service providers and some manufacturing
companies (or their logistics providers) . . .
Foreword.
The growth in global trade continues to change both the types and
locations of worldwide supply chain infrastructure designed to support
it. That change has been felt strongly in the world's . . .
Adaptive CUSUM procedures with EWMA-based shift
estimators.(Report)
1. Introduction
Process control charts have been extensively used to track process
changes in areas as diverse as quality control, navigation system
monitoring, signal segmentation, etc. (Banzal . . .
Optimal price and pro rata decisions for combined warranty
policies with different repair options.(Report)
1. Introduction
A warranty policy is an agreement between a manufacturer and
consumer in which the former agrees to repair failures in a purchased
product for an agreed period of time. Customers . . .
Transient analysis of maintenance intervention of continuous
multi-unit systems.(Report)
1. Introduction
The requirement for self-diagnosing and fault-tolerant systems and
the need to conserve dwindling natural resources have led to an
increased emphasis on design for reusability, . . .
Statistical monitoring of multi-stage processes based on
engineering models.(Report)
1. Introduction
Conventional Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods developed
for quality and productivity improvement in industrial and service
industries are typically designed for . . .
A change point model for the location parameter of exponential
family densities.(Report)
1. Introduction
Control charts are used to monitor for changes in a process by
distinguishing between special causes and common causes of variation.
Once a change is detected, process engineers . . .
Gaussian process method for form error assessment using
coordinate measurements.(Report)
1. Introduction
Manufacturing operations are rarely perfect, so manufactured
features inevitably deviate from their nominal design. This deviation is
known as manufacturing error. Designers . . .
Multiple fault signature integration and enhancing for variation
source identification in manufacturing processes.(Report)
1. Introduction
Variation reduction during the manufacturing phase can play an
essential role in the success of a manufacturing enterprise in
today's globally competitive marketplace. As a . . .
Robust eco-design: a new application for air quality
engineering.(Report)
1. Introduction: Eco-design and quality engineering
The concept of eco-design, often referred to as cleaner production
or design for the environment, describes a design process which takes
into . . .
A large-scale simulation model of pandemic influenza outbreaks
for development of dynamic mitigation strategies.(Report)
1. Introduction
In the event of an avian influenza pandemic outbreak, about 90 000
000 people in the US are expected to be ill and in need of assistance.
Most existing contingency plans by the . . .
Optimization of community health center locations and service
offerings with statistical need estimation.
1. Introduction
1.1. Motivation
The delivery of health services in the United States is considered
by many to be at a crisis point due to both the continued rising costs
and the disparities in . . .
New patient-centered models of quality-of-life measures for
evaluation of interventions for multi-stage diseases.
1. Introduction
This paper presents the application of customer-centered
multi-state reliability models (Boedigheimer and Kapur, 1994; Brunelle
and Kapur, 1997; Lisnianski and Levitin, 2003) on . . .
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