IIE Transactions articles from February 2005

IIE Transactions archives from February 2005

Allocation of gains from inventory centralization in newsvendor environments.
February 1, 2005... 1. Introduction We examine a problem in which a number of firms or subsidiaries of the same firm plan to undertake a joint project. If they agree on how to share the cost of the project, they will be motivated to proceed. This is an issue...

The long-term mine production scheduling problem.
February 1, 2005... 1. Introduction The problem addressed in this paper pertains to the mining of coal from an underground coal property. The basis for this process is the mine layout, which is the division and subdivision of the coal property into sections...

Minimizing cycle time in large robotic cells.
February 1, 2005... 1. Introduction Robots are now used for many different applications in manufacturing (Asfahl, 1985). One important application of robots in semiconductor manufacturing is their use for material handling in robotic cells. A robotic cell is...

A single-machine distributed scheduling methodology using cooperative interaction via coupling agents.
February 1, 2005... 1. Introduction Consider a facility consisting of three large production areas where each area has its own products and personnel. The areas are defined based on customers, demand levels, and processing similarities. As a result, each...

Linear-programming-based heuristics for project capacity planning.
February 1, 2005... 1. Introduction Many organizations use project management to manage their activities. Most of these organizations manage multiple projects simultaneously. Since the projects often use common resources, a multi-project organization is...

Optimal control of servers in front and back rooms with correlated work.
February 1, 2005... 1. Introduction Good quality of service to customers is essential for both public and private services. An important problem facing the service industry is to strike a balance between providing good customer service and keeping the...

Equipment scheduling at mail processing and distribution centers.(Postal Service)
February 1, 2005... 1. Introduction The United States Postal Service (USPS) operates a network of approximately 275 major mail Processing and Distribution Centers (P & DCs) that serve as the interfaces between local post offices and the rest of the nation....