Modern Production Concepts : Theory and Applications Proceedings of an International Conference, Fernuniversität, Hagen, FRG, August 20–24, 1990

Modern production concepts can be considered as an essential field of economics nowadays. They help to give valuable insights and thus provide important competitive advantages. There is a broad variety of new approaches to Production Planning and Control (PPC), Just-in-Time (JIT), Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS), Flexible Automation (FA), Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS), Total Quality Control (TQC), and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), all of which are indispensable cornerstones in this context. This book presents in a condensed and easy-to-comprehend form the different contributions of a group of internationally recommended scientists. The varied approaches to modern production concepts are not only based on theoretical foundations but also go one step further in that they present the implementation of these concepts and methods in detail. This close link with practical aspects will help to illuminate the theoretical material for researchers and students in universities. The book will be of major importance for practitioners involved in solving everyday industrial problems. The interdisciplinary nature of these contributions will help to create a new and valuable perspective on the field of production concepts. Front Matter....Pages I-XXI Front Matter....Pages 1-1 A Theoretical Basis for the Rational Formation of Production Planning and Control (PPC) Systems....Pages 3-17 Comparison of Two Production Logistics Concepts....Pages 18-45 Multi-Period Production Planning and Managerial Accounting....Pages 46-62 Flexibility of Production Control Systems....Pages 63-79 A Quantitative Measure for Flexibility....Pages 80-96 Applications of Operations Research in Hierarchical Production Planning....Pages 97-113 Hierarchical Approach to Production Planning and Scheduling: The Case of a Mosaic Tile Plant....Pages 114-145 Operational Control of Automated PCB Assembly Lines....Pages 146-164 A Framework for Developing Production Control Systems: A Case in Coffee Roasting/Distributing....Pages 165-177 The Impact of Forecast Errors in Multistage Production Systems....Pages 178-194 Integrated Manufacturing Planning....Pages 195-205 Alternatives for MRP....Pages 206-218 A Widely Acclaimed Method of Load-Oriented Job Release and its Conceptual Deficiencies....Pages 219-236 JIT in a Low Volume, Hi-Tech Production Environment....Pages 237-245 A Study of JIT Application under Stochastic Demand and Supply Arrival....Pages 246-258 A Comprehensive Study of Quality Management Practices in JIT and Non-JIT Firms....Pages 259-275 Trade-off between Production and Inventory Costs with Respect to a Given Demand Situation....Pages 276-289 Combined Optimization of Safety Stocks and Processing Lead Times in Multi-Stage Production Systems....Pages 290-301 On the Commonality Problem in Multi-Stage Inventory Control Systems....Pages 302-318 Effect of the Standardization of the Hierarchy Parts Structure of a Product (SHPSP) on Production Ordering and Inventory Levels....Pages 319-335 Front Matter....Pages 1-1 A Stochastic Model for In-Process Inventory....Pages 336-344 An Inventory Model with Lateral Transshipments....Pages 345-352 A Flexible Decision Support Framework for Production Scheduling....Pages 353-369 The Leitstand — A New Tool for Decentral Production Control....Pages 370-385 Scheduling with Alternative Process Plans....Pages 386-403 Scheduling and Resource Allocation Problems in Some Flow Type Manufacturing Processes....Pages 404-415 Intelligent Control of Flexible Manufacturing Systems....Pages 416-437 Event Graphs for Modeling and Evaluating Modern Production Systems....Pages 438-451 Scheduling a Work Conserving Queue with Deadlines: Minimizing the Cost of Getting the Work Done on Time....Pages 452-469 Analytical and Simulation Techniques Used to Gain Insight into Multi Product Machine Shop Control....Pages 470-487 Front Matter....Pages 489-489 World Class Manufacturing in the 1990s: Integrating JIT, TQC, FA, and TPM with Worker Participation....Pages 491-507 Time-Based Competition: Speeding New Product Development....Pages 508-525 Concurrent Life-Cycle Engineering for the Optimization of Products, Systems, and Structures....Pages 526-543 Strategic Formation of Manufacturing Cells....Pages 544-559 Scale, Scope or Division of Labour: Coping with Volume, Variety and Variability in Manufacturing....Pages 560-583 Performance Evaluation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems with Starving....Pages 584-600 Non Delay — Revisited....Pages 601-616 A Heuristic Approach to FMS Process Planning....Pages 617-630 A Review of Research on AGVS Vehicle Management....Pages 631-643 Flexible Assembly and Shortest Queue Problems....Pages 644-659 Front Matter....Pages 489-489 A Quantitative Model for the Analysis of Distribution Network Scenario‘s....Pages 660-673 Systematic Development and Implementation of CIM Systems....Pages 674-693 New Approaches to CIM Specification....Pages 694-706 New Looks on CIMS Modelling....Pages 707-722 Design of Interfactory Computer Network Interconnection....Pages 723-730 Back Matter....Pages 731-740