IIE Transactions articles from August 2008

IIE Transactions archives from August 2008

Reactive capacity and inventory competition under demand substitution.
August 1, 2008... 1. Introduction Accurate response is an approach that integrates forecasting, planning and production processes in a supply chain. An important component of any accurate response program is the creation of additional reactive capacity by...

Integrated warehouse location and inventory decisions in a three-tier distribution system.
August 1, 2008... A three-tier distribution network which consists of a single supplier at a given location, a single intermediate warehouse whose location is to be determined, and multiple retailers at given locations is examined. The problem is the integration...

Dynamic procurement in a capacitated supply chain facing uncertain demand.
August 1, 2008... 1. Introduction Advance capacity purchase by buyers is an increasingly common practice in supply chain management that effectively accommodates and manages production in the presence of demand uncertainty. For example, Apple Computers is...

Scheduling parallel assembly workstations to minimize a shared pool of labor.
August 1, 2008... 1. Introduction We investigate the scheduling of a set of assembly workstations that produce different items in varying batch sizes. The assembly workstations have both automated and manual sections, in which the manual portions are...

Analysis of the (s, S) policy for perishables with a random shelf life.
August 1, 2008... 1. Introduction and literature review Most of the existing models in the inventory literature assume that items have an infinite shelf life and thus can be stored indefinitely. This assumption is not realistic for perishable goods that can...

A heuristic algorithm for the two-hoist cyclic scheduling problem with overlapping hoist coverage ranges.
August 1, 2008... 1. Introduction Material-handling devices such as automated guided vehicles, robots and hoists are widely used to transfer parts between workstations in advanced manufacturing facilities. It is essential to consider these transport...

Erratum for "A single product network design model with lead time and safety stock considerations".
August 1, 2008... 1. Introduction We recently discovered an error in a proof in Appendix 2 of our paper entitled "A single product network design model with lead time and safety stock considerations" that appeared in IIE Transactions (Volume 39, Issue 5 May...