Industrial Engineering articles from June 1994

Industrial Engineering archives from June 1994

ADA having significant impact in the new workplace. (Americans with Disabilities Act) (Human Factors)
June 1, 1994... When it comes to the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the picture is getting clearer. Although the ADA, as it is known, became law in 1990, it was only in the past year that the major provisions went into effect. To the...

Analyzing the dynamics of supply and demand for goods and services. (Operations Management)
June 1, 1994... Managing the on-going relationship between the supply of a good or a service and the demand for that good or service is a major activity in all kinds of operations management. Demand for manufactured goods typically shows predictable seasonal...

Intermodal growth and logistics management. (Logistics)
June 1, 1994... Intermodalism is the use of more than one mode of transportation to provide dock-to-dock service. Logistics is the task of moving goods from their point of origin to their destinations at the least total cost, while at the same time meeting the...

Information systems must offer customized logistics and increase profitability. (Logistics)
June 1, 1994... In the 1990s more than ever before customers have become the central focus. These are customers who make increasing demands for faster and more reliable delivery as well as for an ever-wider and more diverse range of services. At the same time,...

Warehouse management: the critical application of the 1990's. (Distribution)
June 1, 1994... Briefly stated, warehouse management is the implementation of advanced techniques and technology to optimize all functions throughout the warehouse. It was once the realm of the very large, complex distributor. However, it has now become...

Smooth landing at Air Canada for 140,000 aircraft parts. (Distribution)
June 1, 1994... Two automatic storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) installed within Air Canada's main maintenance base in Montreal are reducing floorspace for storing spare parts from 100,000 square feet to 70,000 square feet or less. At the same time, the...

Changing customer demands serve as impetus for BPR at Schlage Lock Co. (business process reengineering) (Business Process Reengineering)
June 1, 1994... In 1991, as part of an on-going performance-improvement effort, San Francisco, Calif.-based Schlage Lock Co. initiated a business reengineering program. In particular, Schlage, which is part of Ingersoll-Rand Worldwide, wanted to accommodate the...

Figi's turns to ADC system when just-in-time means do or die. (automatic data collection) (Just-In-Time)
June 1, 1994... Accurately sorting and shipping large numbers of small individual orders from a highly varied product line is a business challenge faced by many manufacturing, sales and distribution companies. When the majority of those orders occur during the...

Moving toward manufacturing excellence for future production perspectives. (Manufacturing)
June 1, 1994... Manufacturing tangible goods has several million years of history, and it serves three important functions. The first is as a basic means of human existence. Without the manufacturing or production of goods, mankind is unable to live. The second...