Managing supply disruption in a three-tier supply chain with multiple...
In this paper, a supply disruption management model is introduced in a three-tier supply chain with multiple suppliers and retailers, where the system may face sudden disruption in its raw material...
View ArticleA production inventory model with disruption and reliability considerations
In this paper, a single stage batch production-inventory system is introduced. For it, the production can face either a sudden or multiple disruptions, for a certain period of time. The model also...
View ArticleA disruption recovery model in a production-inventory system with demand...
This paper develops a risk management tool for a productioninventory system that involves an imperfect production process and faces production disruption and demand uncertainty. In this paper, the...
View ArticleA case study of efficient tolerance synthesis in product assemblies under...
Modelling the effects of loads on mechanical assemblies in statistical tolerance analysis typically requires the use of computationally demanding numerical simulations. The associated Uncertainty...
View ArticleUtilising workers' tacit health and safety knowledge to produce inherently...
This research looks at the CodeSafe system which makes explicit construction workers' H&S knowledge, thereby enabling it to be used in the re-design of work processes and ultimately making them...
View ArticleFlexible buffer materials to reduce contact resistance in thermal insulation...
Thermal insulation test methods approach their lower limits as thermal resistance falls below 0.1 m2â‹…K/W. This is the minimum value specified in ASTM C 518 (ASTM International, 2010b) while ASTM C 177...
View ArticleThe progressivity and regressivity of aid to the social sectors
This paper analyses the distribution of aid to the social sectors between 2009 and 2011 using aid concentration curves. Its key findings are four-fold. First, despite the stated objectives of donors,...
View ArticleAll the way with ADR: Further endorsement of ADR in litigation
In the preceding two decades, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has increasingly been utilised in the civil justice system to assist in the resolution of disputes. The recent release of the...
View ArticleThe art of knowledge exchange in urban design
This paper examines an intensive 9-month project of knowledge exchange between an academic researcher and the urban design practice Rick Mather Architects, focused around their long-term masterplan for...
View Article(In Press) Work, career, age and life-stage: assumptions and preferences of a...
With increasing levels of age diversity in the labour force, it is now possible to find workplaces with teams comprising members from at least three 'generations'. To date, extensive research has been...
View ArticleAn artificial neural network model for optimization of finished goods inventory
In this paper, an artificial neural network (ANN) model is developed to determine the optimum level of finished goods inventory as a function of product demand, setup, holding, and material costs. The...
View ArticleSustainable sequencing of n jobs on one machine: A fuzzy approach
Sequencing of jobs on one machine is a very common problem in scheduling. Several factors have to be taken into consideration to make the sequencing more realistic. In this paper, a fuzzy inference...
View ArticleOrdering Policy in a supply Chain with Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System...
Determining ordering policy has incisive impacts on the success or letdown of an organization. This research has considered reliability while developing a method for finding ordering policy for...
View ArticleManaging real-time demand fluctuation under a supplier-retailer coordinated...
We have considered a supplier-retailer system, that operates under an agreed coordinated policy, with an imperfect production process and a possibility of having demand fluctuation. In this paper, a...
View ArticleEconomic design of x-bar control chart using genetic algorithm and simulated...
Control charts are very popular for monitoring production processes and designed economically to achieve minimum quality costs. This paper focuses on evaluating the performance of genetic algorithm...
View ArticleFuzzy optimization of multi-objective job shop scheduling based on inventory...
Job shop scheduling problems are one of the oldest combinatorial optimisation problems being studied. In this paper, fuzzy processing times of operations and fuzzy due dates of jobs are considered to...
View ArticleReal time disruption management for a two-stage batch production-inventory...
In this research, a two-stage batch production-inventory system is introduced. In this system, the production may be disrupted, for a given period of time, either at one or both stages. In this paper,...
View ArticleReplicates and repeats - what is the difference and is it significant?
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