This paper presents an overall review of the literature available on multi-stage production-
inventory systems. Most of the real life production systems have the system configuration of …

The technology of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) is more complex than any other
manufacturing method. It involves vast mechanical hardware, as well as a host of computer …

This paper considers the factors affecting the design of material-requirements-planning
(MRP) systems for make-to-order companies. It shows how key elements of MRP, such as …

Productivity and quality are an integrated component of the operational strategy of any firm.
An increase in productivity implicitly assumes an improvement in quality. The concept of …

This paper presents a case study conducted at a rayon-yarn plant.(For commercial reasons,
the identity of the company is concealed.) This study deals with the economic lot-sizing …

In this paper, a mathematical model for a multistage multifacility and multiproduct production
inventory system is presented. The basic objective of the model is to determine the …

Presents a mathematical model for determining Economic ProductionQuantity (EPQ) in a
multistage flow‐shop production system for the casewhere the demand for items per unit …

A mathematical model for a multi-stage, multi-facility and multi-product production-inventory
system is presented to study the effect of machine unreliability on the economic production …

A. GUNASEKARAN is an assistant professor ( visiting) in the department of
Production Economics at the University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland. He was awarded a BE in …

An analytical model is presented for determining the economic production quantity (EPQ) at
each facility in a multi-stage, multi-facility and multi-product production-inventory system …