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IIE Transactions articles from August 2003
This journal publishes original research in the industrial engineering industry, focusing on design and manufacturing, operations and engineering, quality and reliability engineering and scheduling and logistics.
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IIE Transactions archives from August 2003
Control of a batch processing machine serving compatible job families.
August 1, 2003... 1. Introduction
A batch processing machine is a single machine that can process up to a certain number of jobs (the capacity of the machine) at the same time. This type of machine is found in many manufacturing and service environments....
Optimal inventory policy for systems with demand cancellations.
August 1, 2003... 1. Introduction
Inventory systems are often subject to different kinds of uncertainties in the demand and replenishment processes. These uncertainties have often made inventory planning difficult in terms of determining the optimal...
The value of processing flexibility in multipurpose machines.
August 1, 2003... 1. Introduction
Consider a system of m parallel identical machines each of which is capable of executing any job and takes the same processing time as any other machine. Minimizing makespan in this production environment is a well studied...
An economic lot size model for perishable products with age-dependent inventory and backorder costs.
August 1, 2003... 1. Introduction
This paper presents a finite-horizon dynamic Economic Lot Size (ELS) model for perishable inventory with backorders allowed. Our model generalizes a recent study by Hsu (2000a) on a similar ELS model but without...