IIE Transactions articles from June 2008

IIE Transactions archives from June 2008

Clusters and filling-curve-based storage assignment in a circuit board assembly kitting area.(Report)
June 1, 2008... 1. Introduction The components used in circuit board assembly are generally stored in an area that is similar to a small warehouse. When the order to produce a batch of boards is released, the components required to assemble the boards...

A shift-based sequencing method for twin-shuttle automated storage and retrieval systems.(Report)
June 1, 2008... 1. Introduction Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) were originally introduced in the 1950s to eliminate the walking that accounted for 70% of manual retrieval time. Today, AS/RS are widely used as alternatives to traditional...

Heuristics for allocation of reconfigurable resources in a serial line with reliability considerations.(Report)
June 1, 2008... 1. Introduction Due to rapidly changing market demands and the popularity of customized products, many companies have invested in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSs) (DeGaspari, 2002; Narongwanich et al., 2003). That is, they have...

Performance evaluation of linear and non-linear multi-product multi-stage lines with unreliable machines and finite homogeneous buffers.(Report)
June 1, 2008... 1. Introduction A frequent solution to the problem of increasing shop floor productivity is to use flexible machines. These are machines that are equipped with general purpose tooling allowing different products to be worked on without...

Nonlinear Programming: Theory and Algorithms, 3rd Edition.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... Nonlinear Programming: Theory and Algorithms, 3rd Edition M.S. Bazarra, H.D. Sherali, and C.M. Shetty John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, N.J, 2006, ISBN 978-0-471-48600-8, 872 pp. This book is a third edition that deals with the...