As globalisation and competition grow rapidly, adopting a flexible manufacturing philosophy
becomes more critical for manufacturers. Cellular Manufacturing System (CMS) is among …

Different industries compete to attract customers in different ways. In the field of production,
group technology (GT) is defined by identifying and grou** similar parts based on their …

Traditionally, the three most important manufacturing functions are process planning,
scheduling, and due-date assignment, which are handled sequentially and separately. This …

Standard material requirement planning (MRP) systems do not include the purchasing
decisions associated with business rules and containerisation strategies, in order to make …

The production planning and scheduling model of remanufacturing system is a new type of
production planning and scheduling system. The construction of production planning and …