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Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process in Operations Management
Fariborz Y. Partovi, Jonathan Burton, Avijit BanerjeeThe use of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is an effective wayto deal with qualitative decision areas of operations management. Fourpublished applications of AHP are briefly…
Responsibilities and Activities of Singaporean Production Managers
Thiam‐Soon TanA recent survey conducted on a sample of 101 Singaporean productionmanagers, studying their responsibilities and activities in a number ofdecision areas, is examined. The findings…
An Application of Goal Programming in Healthcare Planning
Ahmed K. Rifai, Joseph O. PecenkaThe advantages of Goal Programming (GP) over linear programming(LP) are discussed in the context of the healthcare industry. Decisionmakers must give considerable attention to the…
Comparison of Labour Standards for a Greenhouse Tomato Production System: A Case Study
James T. Luxhoj, Gene A. GiacomelliThe development of labour standards for the single truss tomatoproduction system is examined. Both time study and predetermined timesystems, such as the Element Times for…
An Approach for Selecting Times Series Forecasting Models
Essam Mahmoud, C. Carl PegelsA method is developed for evaluating forecasting models withrespect to both error and complexity in forecasting. Several types offorecasting accuracy measures (MSE, MPE, MAPE…
Despatching and Dynamic Machine Loading in a Wire Rope Factory: A Case Study
Prakash G. Awate, Dirk L. van Oudheusden, Sukhum Dechawongsuwan, Paisal YenradeeScheduling of production in a wire rope factory is complicated byseveral features: (a) the simultaneous requirement for two types oflimited resource, machines and bobbins; (b…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen