There exists a large literature on well-known Production Control Systems (PCS) such as
Kanban, Constant Work-In-Process (CONWIP), Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and …

Many problems in manufacturing systems can be formulated via Markov stochastic
modeling. This paper gives a review and classification of timed models of manufacturing …

The implementation of smart manufacturing devices in the manufacturing industry has
provided an effective and intelligent way to monitor their facilities and thus control their …

The origins and history of the research work underlying this volume stem from a series of
conferences which began in 1997 on the Island of Samos, Greece. In May of that year …

Manufacturing companies become more and more dependent on reliable information fr om
the shop floor. This information represents the current state of the shop floor and is often the …

This paper calls for a change in paradigm in lot sizing and scheduling. Traditionally, a
discrete time scale is chosen to model lot sizing and scheduling. As an alternative, the so …

Accurate order promising is a key requirement for customer satisfaction. Nevertheless,
practitioners struggle with the reliability of the delivery dates they promise to customers …

When demands exceed capacities, suppliers allocate available supply to customers based
on customer importance and advance demand information. The accuracy of advance …

The last 2 decades have seen a surge in the literature related to pull control, kanban-type
control, WIP control, and more generally token-based production control systems. Not only …

Goal: Although card-based systems are a mature topic in literature, studies have focused
mainly on how to optimize parameter of each system. The influential of human factors in the …