IIE Transactions articles from October 2006

IIE Transactions archives from October 2006

A model for warehouse layout.
October 1, 2006... 1. Introduction Order picking is the process by which products are retrieved from storage to satisfy customer demand. In its simplest form, an order arrives at the warehouse and an order picker is sent into the picking area with the...

Determining production sequences for single-stage multifunctional machining systems based on the tradeoff between fixture cost, re-fixturing and tool replenishment.
October 1, 2006... 1. Introduction Numerical Control technology is one of the fundamental elements upon which automated, flexible manufacturing systems are based. This technology has been enhanced through the introduction of the Single-Stage Multifunctional...

Selecting the best sheet length for the steel stock used in circular blank production.
October 1, 2006... Nomenclature m = number of blank types; [d.sub.i], [b.sub.i], [g.sub.i], [w.sub.i] = diameter, demand, maximum number of blank rows allowed on a strip, distance between two adjacent blanks (allowance for punching error) of the ith...

Quantitative analysis of a transfer production line with Andon.
October 1, 2006... 1. Introduction Andon, derived from the Japanese word for paper lantern, is a term for a visual control system using an electric light board (or other signal device) hung in a factory, so that a worker can call for help and stop the line...

Choosing the appropriate capacity for a make-to-forecast production environment using a Markov analysis approach.
October 1, 2006... 1. Introduction Companies generally have to accept a trade-off between prompt delivery to customers and the degree of customization they can accommodate. Production environments are often described in terms of the way they resolve this...

The effects of pick density on order picking areas with narrow aisles.
October 1, 2006... 1. Order picking A distribution center typically consists of a reserve area (or warehouse) and an order fulfillment center (an order picking forward area and possibly downstream sortation). Among the decisions related to the order...

MIP approach to balancing transfer lines with blocks of parallel operations.
October 1, 2006... 1. Introduction This paper deals with the class of machining transfer lines that consists of workstations (or simply stations) in series and without intermediate buffers (Groover, 1987; Askin and Standridge, 1993; Hitomi, 1996). In this...