Although many papers describe the evolution of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), most
adopt a subjective approach. This paper examines the pattern of development of the AHP …

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the applications of the Analytic
Hierarchy Process (AHP) in operations management and suggest possible gaps from the …

Increasingly, purchasing managers are being asked not only to transform purchasing into a
more strategic function but also to integrate environmental issues in their decisions …

Spare parts inventories are not intermediate or final products to be sold to a customer, and
the policies that govern spare parts inventories are different from those which govern WIP …

Inventory classification using ABC analysis is one of the most widely employed techniques
in organizations. The need to consider multiple criteria for inventory classification has been …

This paper investigates the gap between research and practice in spare parts management,
with specific reference to durable goods addressed to private or professional customers. The …

The diversity of the operational control characteristics of spare parts is taken as a basis for
supporting the planning and designing of a spare parts logistics system. Four control …

This paper presents artificial neural networks (ANNs) for ABC classification of stock keeping
units (SKUs) in a pharmaceutical company. Two learning methods were utilized in the …

This article gives an overview of the literature on asset management for multi-unit systems
with an emphasis on two multi-asset categories: fleet (a system of homogeneous assets) …

Decision support tools, within the Industry 4.0 perspective, have increasingly impacted
different operations and supply chain management (OSCM) areas, such as inventory …