We develop a hierarchical distributed production planning and control methodology, called DISCS, for a large and unstable semiconductor manufacturing process. The upper layer of D...
Lean manufacturing aims at flexible and efficient manufacturing systems by reducing waste in all forms, such as, production of defective parts, excess inventory, unnecessary proce...
Durk-Jouke van der Zee, Arnout Pool, Jakob Wijngaa...
In today's global marketplace, the information associated with a product is fast becoming a critical link in the supply chain. Especially in fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs...
Stimulated by the success of management innovation in the manufacturing industry – culminating in lean production, many homebuilders attempt to model the construction process on...
This paper reviews and assesses several theoretical perspectives on one type of business-to-business electronic marketplace—collaboration marketplaces. Whereas transaction-orien...