Design principles for flexible systems

S Andradóttir, H Ayhan… - Production and …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
A fundamental aspect of designing systems with dedicated servers is identifying and
improving the system bottlenecks. We extend the concept of a bottleneck to networks with …

Structural flexibility indices with shrinking capacities in cross production

T Liu, M Li - International journal of production research, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
This paper examines structure indices for process flexibility planning with efficiency loss in
cross production. We generalise the Structural Flexibility Index and the Graph Expander …

Value of capacity flexibility in healthcare

S Nassiri, M Shunko, H Mamani - Available at SSRN 3481506, 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract Problem Definition: Healthcare industry is in dire need of operational improvements
to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Using observational data from an outpatient clinic …

Design and control principles of flexible workforce in manufacturing systems

SMR Iravani - Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Agile (flexible) manufacturing, a natural successor to lean manufacturing, emphasizes
customized products, efficiency (as pursued through lean manufacturing and other methods …