Browsing Innovation in Manufacturing Systems and Technology (IMST) by Author "Bhatnagar, Rohit"
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DSS Model for Profit Maximization at Customer Enquiry Evaluation Stage
(2004-01)This paper presents an optimal method and a heuristic approach which aims at maximizing the profit when responding to a set of customer enquiries under limited capacity. The model takes into consideration the quantity of ... -
An Extension to the Tactical Planning Model for a Job Shop: Continuous-Time Control
(2005-01)We develop an extension to the tactical planning model (TPM) for a job shop by the third author. The TPM is a discrete-time model in which all transitions occur at the start of each time period. The time period must be ... -
Framework to Manage Customer Enquiries for SMEs
(2003-01)For most Smaller Manufacturing Enterprises (SMEs), how to manage customer enquiries at the customer enquiry stage is of great importance to maintain the competitive advantage and secure future customer orders. A lack of ... -
Fulfillment of Rush Customer Orders under Limited Capacity
(2002-01)Customer demand fulfillment is the business process within a company that determines how the customer demand is fulfilled. A rush order is the last minute customer order after the production plan of a company has been ... -
Logistics Network Design with Differentiated Delivery Lead-Time: Benefits and Insights
(2005-01)Most logistics network design models assume exogenous customer demand that is independent of the service time or level. This paper examines the benefits of segmenting demand according to lead-time sensitivity of customers. ... -
A Model for Contingent Manpower Planning: Insights from a High Clock Speed Industry
(2003-01)Intense competitive pressures have led to compressed product life cycles and frequent introduction of new products. This creates demand volatility and a consequent pressure on manufacturing to meet this variable demand. ... -
Multi-Item Single-Vendor-Single-Buyer Problem with Consideration of Transportation Quantity Discount
(2006-01)This paper deals with the problem of shipping multiple commodities from a single vendor to a single buyer. Each commodity is assumed to be constantly consumed at the buyer, and periodically replenished from the vendor. ... -
Planning and Scheduling Decisions in Supply Chains with Multiple Supply Modes: An Integrated Approach
(2005-01)We address the problem of jointly determining shipment planning and scheduling decisions with the presence of multiple shipment modes. We consider long lead time, less expensive sea shipment mode, and short lead time but ...
