1 Capacitated Two-Echelon Inventory Models for Repairable Item Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Analysis of a simple two-echelon system with central repair.- 3 General capacitated two-echelon repairable item systems.- 4 Optimization.- 5 Summary.- 2 Distribution Resource Planning Systems: A Critique and Enhancement.- 1 Introduction.- 2 How Does DRP Work?.- 3 Improved Projections: Lot-for-Lot Rule.- 4 The (S, s) Inventory System.- 5 Improved Projections: Dynamic (S, s) Rule.- 6 Numerical Examples.- 7 Concluding Remarks.- 8 Appendix: Setting Safety Stock Levels.- 3 Process Adjustment for Assemblies.- 1 Single Tool Adjustment with Uncertainty.- 2 Combined Policy for Adjustment of Two Tools.- 3 Conclusion.- 4 Exact Analysis of a Continuous Material Merge System with Limited Buffer Capacity and Three Stations.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Derivation of Transition Equations.- 3 Numerical Results.- 4 Conclusion.- Appendix: Details of the Derivation and the Algorithm.- 5 Optimal scheduling for piecewise deterministic Multi-Armed Bandit Problem.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Classical Multi-armed Bandit problems. A brief overview..- 3 Optimal stopping for piecewise deterministic processes..- 4 Illustration for the manufacturing context.- 5 Conclusion and perspectives.- 6 Production Planning for Short Life-Cycle Products in Consideration of Clearance Sale.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Numerical formulae.- 3 Numerical example.- 4 Conclusions.- 7 Analysis of Automated Flow Line Systems with Repair Crew Interference.- 1 Model of the production and repair system.- 2 Iterative solution procedure.- 3 Integrative solution approach.- 4 Results.- 8 Performance Evaluation of Production Lines with Random Processing Times, Multiple Failure Modes and Finite Buffer Capacity - Part I: The Building Block.- 1 Introduction.- 2Model Description and Assumptions.- 3 Numerical Results.- 4 Conclusions.- Appendix: Transient States.- Appendix: Roots of the polynomial are real.- Appendix: Solution of Internal Equations Implies CR = 0.- 9 Performance Evaluation of Production Lines with Random Processing Times, Multiple Failure Modes and Finite Buffer Capacity - Part II: The Decomposition.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Model Description and Assumptions.- 3 Machine Behavior.- 4 Performance Measures.- 5 Outline of the Method.- 6 Decomposition Equations.- 7 Numerical Results.- 8 Conclusions.- 10 Due-time Performance of Production Systems with Markovian Machines.- 1 Motivation.- 2 Problem Formulation.- 3 Production Rate Evaluation.- 4 DTP Calculation.- 5 Structural Properties.- 6 Conclusions.- Appendix: Proofs.- 11 Analysis of Two-Valve Fluid-Flow Systems with General Repair Times.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Model.- 3 Solution Approach.- 4 Model Verification.- 5 Impact of Repair Time Variability.- 6 Conclusion.- 12 Stochastic Lead Time Models for Supply Chain Networks.- 1 Supply Chain Networks.- 2 Lead Time Models.- 3 Lead Time Models for Performance Analysis.- 4 Generalized Queueing Network Models.- 5 Conclusions.- 13 Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Base-Stock Controlled Assem-bly Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Base-Stock Controlled Assembly Systems.- 3 Modeling.- 4 Analysis.- 5 Performance Evaluation.- 6 Generalization to More than 3 Stages.- 7 Numerical Results.- 8 Generalization to the Assembly of More than Two Products.- 9 Conclusion.- 14 Designing Manufacturing Cells Using a Tabu Search Approach.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Problem Statement.- 3 Definitions - the Basic Element s of the Tabu Search Framework.- 4 The Search Strategy.- 5 Computational Results.- 6 Conclusions.- 15 State-Space Modeling and Analysisof Pull-Controlled Production Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 General Structure.- 3 Model Builder.- 4 Model.- 5 An Algorithm to Generate the State Space Models.- 6 Automated Transfer Lines Controlled by Pull Policies.- 7 Performance Evaluation Block.- 8 Numerical Results and Extensions.- 9 Conclusions.- 16 Using Fluid Solutions in Dynamic Scheduling.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Discrete and Fluid Models.- 3 Greedy Solutions.- 4 Fluid Limits and Asymptotic Switching Curves.- 5 Conclusion.- 6 Acknowledgments.
