Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to present a fuzzy-rule-based model to classify spare
parts inventories considering multiple criteria for better management of maintenance …

Purpose–The main purposes of this paper are to enhance the understanding of commonality
models in manufacturing resource planning by documenting the current state of affairs and …

In this article we propose the use of an information-content based measure as a proxy for
supply chain complexity. The focus of our research is the problem of structural complexity in …

The work desires: 1) to determine the optimum level of batch size in bottleneck facility; 2) to
analyse the effect of common processes on throughput and cycle time in a multistage …

The choice of an adapted production system is essential in today's volatile market
environment. For this choice the identification of common and distinct assemblies in …

Purpose/topicality: Demand and lead time uncertainty in business logistics increase, but can
be mitigated by risk pooling. Risk pooling can reduce costs for a given service level, which is …

Market increasing competition escalate the challenges facing aeronautics companies to
satisfy the diversity of aircrafts applications while keeping design and manufacturing cost of …

针对目前制造行业资源或能力过剩与不足并存的问题, 为方便企业对制造资源的整合和对可用
资源进行合理有效的计划与管理, 对云制造, 云子链的概念及结构模型, 云子链的评价与构造过程 …

Use of common parts for different products (commonality) is important methods for managing
product variety and preserving competitiveness in the age of mass customization and supply …

The objective of this study is to determine how to do forward‐looking analysis to determine
the future need for various professionals, so that educational institutes can produce an …